diff --git a/meta/site/common b/meta/site/common
index 5da3ff41de..1214a13515 100644
--- a/meta/site/common
+++ b/meta/site/common
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ shadow_cv_utmpdir=${localstatedir}/run
 shadow_cv_logdir=${localstatedir}/log
 shadow_cv_passwd_dir=${bindir}
 
+# python: deactivate a runtime check for ipv6-support in python >=2.7.1 that fails when cross-compiling
+ac_cv_buggy_getaddrinfo=no