diff --git a/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py b/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py
index 902e93f..e565826 100644
--- a/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py
+++ b/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
             self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(dirs["source"]))
             os.makedirs(dirs["build"])
 
+            self._run("sed -i -e '/char.*program_name/d' {source}/src/global.c".format(**dirs))
             self._run("cd {build} && {source}/configure --disable-maintainer-mode $CONFIGURE_FLAGS".format(**dirs))
             self._run("cd {build} && make -j".format(**dirs))
             self._run("cd {build} && make install DESTDIR={install}".format(**dirs))