diff --git a/meta/site/common-uclibc b/meta/site/common-uclibc
index 331c2a2773..c2ad42d7b7 100644
--- a/meta/site/common-uclibc
+++ b/meta/site/common-uclibc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ ac_cv_func_vsnprintf_c99=${ac_cv_func_vsnprintf_c99=yes}
 glib_cv_compliant_posix_memalign=${glib_cv_compliant_posix_memalign=1}
 glib_cv_long_long_format=${glib_cv_long_long_format=ll}
 glib_cv_have_qsort_r=${glib_cv_have_qsort_r=no}
+gl_cv_func_wcwidth_works=${gl_cv_func_wcwidth_works=yes}
 
 #dbus-glib
 ac_cv_have_abstract_sockets=${ac_cv_have_abstract_sockets=yes}