diff --git a/package/libimxvpuapi/libimxvpuapi.mk b/package/libimxvpuapi/libimxvpuapi.mk
index bcabbf3877..a2a3b21105 100644
--- a/package/libimxvpuapi/libimxvpuapi.mk
+++ b/package/libimxvpuapi/libimxvpuapi.mk
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ LIBIMXVPUAPI_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1+
 LIBIMXVPUAPI_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 LIBIMXVPUAPI_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-python imx-vpu
 LIBIMXVPUAPI_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+LIBIMXVPUAPI_NEEDS_EXTERNAL_WAF = YES
 
 $(eval $(waf-package))