diff --git a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index cebfd2305..cb4ba63fe 100644
--- a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ if(ENABLE_UNIT_TESTING_EXTRA OR ENABLE_SYSTEM_TESTING_EXTRA OR ENABLE_FPGA)
     if(ENABLE_FPGA)
         set(CROSS_INSTALL_DIR "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
         if(DEFINED ENV{OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT})
-            set(CROSS_INSTALL_DIR "${CROSS_INSTALL_DIR} -DBOOST_ROOT=$ENV{OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT}/usr")
+            set(CROSS_INSTALL_DIR "${CROSS_INSTALL_DIR} -DBOOST_ROOT=$ENV{OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT}/usr -DCMAKE_NO_SYSTEM_FROM_IMPORTED=ON")
         endif()
     else()
         set(CROSS_INSTALL_DIR "")