diff --git a/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass b/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass
index 310242ec27..8e579a7f9e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ set( CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS "${OECMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS}" CACHE STRING "LDFLAGS" )
 # only search in the paths provided so cmake doesnt pick
 # up libraries and tools from the native build machine
 set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH ${STAGING_DIR_HOST} ${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE} ${CROSS_DIR} ${OECMAKE_PERLNATIVE_DIR} ${OECMAKE_EXTRA_ROOT_PATH} ${EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN})
+set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PACKAGE ONLY )
 set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM ONLY )
 set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY )
 set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY )