diff --git a/meta/recipes-multimedia/alsa/alsa-lib/0001-build-Do-not-try-to-detect-cross-compiler.patch b/meta/recipes-multimedia/alsa/alsa-lib/0001-build-Do-not-try-to-detect-cross-compiler.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..583bc3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-multimedia/alsa/alsa-lib/0001-build-Do-not-try-to-detect-cross-compiler.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+From 17aeb3565f411e7796cabe403f92d15948a8ca95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:42:45 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] build: Do not try to detect cross-compiler
+
+cross compilers are passed via path may not be a gcc based cross
+compiler in such cases this check fails and try's to force gcc based
+cross compiler detection, This code is a convenience that limits the
+build system
+
+Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+---
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+ configure.ac | 14 --------------
+ 1 file changed, 14 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 3022cf8..9d77440 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -27,20 +27,6 @@ AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT(/usr)
+ 
+ dnl Checks for programs.
+ 
+-dnl try to gues cross-compiler if not set
+-if test "x$host" != "x$build" -a -z "`echo $CC | grep -e '-gcc'`";
+-then
+-  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for cross-compiler)
+-
+-  which ${program_prefix}gcc >/dev/null 2>&1 && CC=${program_prefix}gcc
+-  which ${host_cpu}-${host_os}-gcc >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+-  && CC=${host_cpu}-${host_os}-gcc
+-  which ${host_cpu}-${host_vendor}-${host_os}-gcc >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+-  && CC=${host_cpu}-${host_vendor}-${host_os}-gcc
+-
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT($CC)
+-fi
+-	    
+ CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE"
+ 
+ 
+-- 
+2.1.4
+