diff --git a/local/recipes/kde/kf6-ki18n/recipe.toml b/local/recipes/kde/kf6-ki18n/recipe.toml
index 2659c817b3..ba6eda0bfb 100644
--- a/local/recipes/kde/kf6-ki18n/recipe.toml
+++ b/local/recipes/kde/kf6-ki18n/recipe.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ cmake "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}" \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}" \
+    -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-include stdlib.h" \
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-include stdlib.h" \
     -DCMAKE_C_STANDARD_LIBRARIES="-liconv" \
     -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES="-liconv" \
     -DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS="-liconv" \