diff --git a/local/recipes/kde/kf6-ki18n/recipe.toml b/local/recipes/kde/kf6-ki18n/recipe.toml
index 63da0d2b14..dd6efb3bfe 100644
--- a/local/recipes/kde/kf6-ki18n/recipe.toml
+++ b/local/recipes/kde/kf6-ki18n/recipe.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ rm -f CMakeCache.txt
 rm -rf CMakeFiles
 
 export LDFLAGS+=" -liconv"
+export CXXFLAGS="-include stdlib.h ${CXXFLAGS:-}"
+export CFLAGS="-include stdlib.h ${CFLAGS:-}"
 
 cmake "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}" \
     -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="${COOKBOOK_ROOT}/local/recipes/qt/redox-toolchain.cmake" \