diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pybind11_2.13.6.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pybind11_2.13.6.bb
index ee5722fbcb..e853bb33d8 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pybind11_2.13.6.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pybind11_2.13.6.bb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 inherit cmake python_setuptools_build_meta
 
-EXTRA_OECMAKE = "-DPYBIND11_TEST=OFF"
+EXTRA_OECMAKE = "-DPYBIND11_TEST=OFF -DPYBIND11_USE_CROSSCOMPILING=ON"
 
 do_configure:append() {
     cmake_do_configure