diff --git a/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass b/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass
index a4b0c126a2..011c2324c8 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass
@@ -24,15 +24,18 @@ OECMAKE_CXX_FLAGS ?= "${HOST_CC_ARCH} ${TOOLCHAIN_OPTIONS} ${TARGET_CPPFLAGS} -f
 OECMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE ?= "${SELECTED_OPTIMIZATION} -DNDEBUG"
 OECMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE ?= "${SELECTED_OPTIMIZATION} -DNDEBUG"
 
+OECMAKE_RPATH ?= ""
+
 cmake_do_generate_toolchain_file() {
 	cat > ${WORKDIR}/toolchain.cmake <<EOF
 # CMake system name must be something like "Linux".
 # This is important for cross-compiling.
 set( CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME `echo ${SDK_OS} | sed 's/^./\u&/'` )
+set( CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR ${TARGET_ARCH} )
 set( CMAKE_C_COMPILER ${OECMAKE_C_COMPILER} )
 set( CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${OECMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} )
-set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${OECMAKE_C_FLAGS}" CACHE STRING "poky CFLAGS" )
-set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${OECMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}" CACHE STRING "poky CXXFLAGS" )
+set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${OECMAKE_C_FLAGS}" CACHE STRING "CFLAGS" )
+set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${OECMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}" CACHE STRING "CXXFLAGS" )
 set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${OECMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE}" CACHE STRING "CFLAGS for release" )
 set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${OECMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE}" CACHE STRING "CXXFLAGS for release" )
 
@@ -43,6 +46,13 @@ set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM ONLY )
 set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY )
 set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY )
 
+# Use qt.conf settings
+set( ENV{QT_CONF_PATH} ${WORKDIR}/qt.conf )
+
+# We need to set the rpath to the correct directory as cmake does not provide any
+# directory as rpath by default
+set( CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH ${OECMAKE_RPATH} )
+
 # Use native cmake modules
 set( CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${STAGING_DATADIR}/cmake/Modules/ )
 EOF
diff --git a/meta/classes/native.bbclass b/meta/classes/native.bbclass
index d9e67f6908..e06f02a1bf 100644
--- a/meta/classes/native.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/native.bbclass
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ PACKAGES_DYNAMIC = ""
 PACKAGES_DYNAMIC_virtclass-native = ""
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "${BUILD_ARCH}"
 
+# used by cmake class
+OECMAKE_RPATH = "${libdir}"
+OECMAKE_RPATH_virtclass-native = "${libdir}"
+
 BASE_PACKAGE_ARCH = "${BUILD_ARCH}"
 BASEPKG_HOST_SYS = "${BUILD_ARCH}${BUILD_VENDOR}-${BUILD_OS}"
 BASEPKG_TARGET_SYS = "${BUILD_ARCH}${BUILD_VENDOR}-${BUILD_OS}"