diff --git a/meta/packages/glibc/glibc.inc b/meta/packages/glibc/glibc.inc
index 9145a2d4d7..81df03c8dc 100644
--- a/meta/packages/glibc/glibc.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/glibc/glibc.inc
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ do_rig_locales() {
 }
 
 addtask rig_locales before do_compile after do_configure
+
+ARM_INSTRUCTION_SET = "arm"