diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/cpufrequtils/cpufrequtils_008.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/cpufrequtils/cpufrequtils_008.bb
index e74fa44543..e3b4de1020 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/cpufrequtils/cpufrequtils_008.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/cpufrequtils/cpufrequtils_008.bb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 TARGET_CC_ARCH += "${LDFLAGS}"
 
-EXTRA_OEMAKE = "V=1 CROSS=${TARGET_PREFIX} LIBTOOL='${HOST_SYS}-libtool --tag cc' STRIPCMD=echo"
+EXTRA_OEMAKE = "V=1 CROSS=${TARGET_PREFIX} LIBTOOL='${HOST_SYS}-libtool --tag cc' STRIPCMD=echo 'CP=cp'"
 
 do_compile() {
     oe_runmake