diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/bin_package.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/bin_package.bbclass
index 3a1befc29c..9dd2489725 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/bin_package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/bin_package.bbclass
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 # they would be in ${WORKDIR}.
 #
 
+# Nothing is being built so there is no need for the cross-compiler.
+INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
+
 # Skip the unwanted steps
 do_configure[noexec] = "1"
 do_compile[noexec] = "1"