diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/meson.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/meson.bbclass
index e962803..ff52d20 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/meson.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/meson.bbclass
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@
     os = d.getVar(var)
     if "mingw" in os:
         return "windows"
+    # avoid e.g 'linux-gnueabi'
+    elif "linux" in os:
+        return "linux"
     else:
         return os