diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py
index 4bd72dd37e..d0f91668b2 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ class BuildCpioTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
     @OEHasPackage(['autoconf'])
     def test_cpio(self):
         self.project.download_archive()
-        self.project.run_configure()
+        self.project.run_configure('--disable-maintainer-mode','')
         self.project.run_make()
         self.project.run_install()
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py
index b0beafb38f..902e93f623 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class BuildCpioTest(OESDKTestCase):
             self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(dirs["source"]))
             os.makedirs(dirs["build"])
 
-            self._run("cd {build} && {source}/configure $CONFIGURE_FLAGS".format(**dirs))
+            self._run("cd {build} && {source}/configure --disable-maintainer-mode $CONFIGURE_FLAGS".format(**dirs))
             self._run("cd {build} && make -j".format(**dirs))
             self._run("cd {build} && make install DESTDIR={install}".format(**dirs))