diff --git a/package/pkg-meson.mk b/package/pkg-meson.mk
index 9e70d49b60..f1390a18d0 100644
--- a/package/pkg-meson.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-meson.mk
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ define PKG_MESON_CROSSCONFIG_SED
         -e "s%@TARGET_CXXFLAGS@%$(call make-sq-comma-list,$($(strip $(2))))%g" \
         -e "s%@BR2_CMAKE@%$(BR2_CMAKE)%g" \
         -e "s%@PKGCONF_HOST_BINARY@%$(HOST_DIR)/bin/pkgconf%g" \
+        -e "s%@HOST_DIR@%$(HOST_DIR)%g" \
         -e "s%@STAGING_DIR@%$(STAGING_DIR)%g" \
         -e "s%@STATIC@%$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),true,false)%g" \
         $(TOPDIR)/support/misc/cross-compilation.conf.in
diff --git a/support/misc/cross-compilation.conf.in b/support/misc/cross-compilation.conf.in
index 1977a83501..235e5a8495 100644
--- a/support/misc/cross-compilation.conf.in
+++ b/support/misc/cross-compilation.conf.in
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ needs_exe_wrapper = true
 sys_root = '@STAGING_DIR@'
 pkg_config_libdir = '@STAGING_DIR@/usr/lib/pkgconfig:@STAGING_DIR@/usr/share/pkgconfig'
 pkg_config_static = '@STATIC@'
+# enable meson build to pass a toolchain file to cmake
+cmake_toolchain_file = '@HOST_DIR@/share/buildroot/toolchainfile.cmake'
+cmake_defaults = false
 
 [host_machine]
 system = 'linux'