diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py
index d0f91668b2..e29bf16ccb 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class BuildCpioTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
     @OEHasPackage(['autoconf'])
     def test_cpio(self):
         self.project.download_archive()
-        self.project.run_configure('--disable-maintainer-mode','')
+        self.project.run_configure('--disable-maintainer-mode',
+                                   'sed -i -e "/char \*program_name/d" src/global.c;')
         self.project.run_make()
         self.project.run_install()
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py
index 902e93f623..e565826541 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class BuildCpioTest(OESDKTestCase):
             self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(dirs["source"]))
             os.makedirs(dirs["build"])
 
+            self._run("sed -i -e '/char.*program_name/d' {source}/src/global.c".format(**dirs))
             self._run("cd {build} && {source}/configure --disable-maintainer-mode $CONFIGURE_FLAGS".format(**dirs))
             self._run("cd {build} && make -j".format(**dirs))
             self._run("cd {build} && make install DESTDIR={install}".format(**dirs))