diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index 40a353e242..d5e97974c9 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ $(python3 -c "import os; print('cpp_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('TAR
 $(python3 -c "import os; print('cpp_link_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('TARGET_LDFLAGS').split()]))")
 
 [properties]
+needs_exe_wrapper = true
 root = '$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr'
 ${!properties}
 EOF