diff --git a/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in b/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
index 0eec74087b..fc8e27f7eb 100644
--- a/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
+++ b/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ strip = '@TARGET_CROSS@strip'
 pkgconfig = '@HOST_DIR@/usr/bin/pkg-config'
 
 [properties]
+needs_exe_wrapper = true
 c_args = [@TARGET_CFLAGS@]
 c_link_args = [@TARGET_LDFLAGS@]
 cpp_args = [@TARGET_CXXFLAGS@]