diff --git a/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass b/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass
index d9bcddbdbb..7ec6ca58fc 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass
@@ -85,9 +85,12 @@ def map_host_arch_to_uname_arch(host_arch):
         return "ppc64"
     return host_arch
 
+
 cmake_do_generate_toolchain_file() {
 	if [ "${BUILD_SYS}" = "${HOST_SYS}" ]; then
 		cmake_crosscompiling="set( CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING FALSE )"
+	else
+		cmake_sysroot="set( CMAKE_SYSROOT \"${RECIPE_SYSROOT}\" )"
 	fi
 	cat > ${WORKDIR}/toolchain.cmake <<EOF
 # CMake system name must be something like "Linux".
@@ -120,6 +123,8 @@ set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY )
 set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY )
 set( CMAKE_PROGRAM_PATH "/" )
 
+$cmake_sysroot
+
 # Use qt.conf settings
 set( ENV{QT_CONF_PATH} ${WORKDIR}/qt.conf )