diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
index 7251814ef7..1c33592901 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.kodi.tv"
 PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain JsonSchemaBuilder:host TexturePacker:host Python2 zlib systemd lzo pcre swig:host libass curl fontconfig fribidi tinyxml libjpeg-turbo freetype libcdio taglib libxml2 libxslt rapidjson sqlite ffmpeg crossguid giflib libdvdnav libhdhomerun libfmt lirc libfstrcmp flatbuffers:host flatbuffers"
 PKG_LONGDESC="A free and open source cross-platform media player."
+PKG_TOOLCHAIN="cmake-make"
 
 PKG_PATCH_DIRS="$KODI_VENDOR"