diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-kivy_2.3.1.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-kivy_2.3.1.bb
index 4cdc773ba6..a2602a9a81 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-kivy_2.3.1.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-kivy_2.3.1.bb
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ export KIVY_GRAPHICS
 KIVY_CROSS_SYSROOT = "${RECIPE_SYSROOT}"
 export KIVY_CROSS_SYSROOT
 
+KIVY_NO_ARGS = "1"
+export KIVY_NO_ARGS
+
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES += "opengl gobject-introspection-data"
 
 ANY_OF_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11 wayland"