diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-lief_0.16.2.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-lief_0.16.2.bb
index ff3010de14..07b54f7068 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-lief_0.16.2.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-lief_0.16.2.bb
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ PV .= "+git"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 PEP517_SOURCE_PATH = "${S}/api/python"
 
+export LIEF_BUILD_DIR = "${B}"
+
 inherit python_setuptools_build_meta
 
 DEPENDS += "\