diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a94195ddc..30155d8e4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -413,6 +413,9 @@ endif()
 if(NOT OS_IS_MACOSX)
     if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
         set(IS_ARM TRUE)
+        if(NOT CMAKE_NO_SYSTEM_FROM_IMPORTED)
+            set(CMAKE_NO_SYSTEM_FROM_IMPORTED TRUE)
+        endif()
     else()
         include(TestForARM)
     endif()