diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/python/python-m2crypto_0.21.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/python/python-m2crypto_0.21.1.bb
index 9babc04e30..c88b9355d7 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/python/python-m2crypto_0.21.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/python/python-m2crypto_0.21.1.bb
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/M2Crypto-${PV}"
 
 inherit setuptools
 
+SWIG_FEATURES_x86-64 = "-D__x86_64__"
+SWIG_FEATURES ?= ""
+export SWIG_FEATURES
+
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"