diff --git a/python/python/python.conf b/python/python/python.conf
index 4ccf5e24e..5cf777b46 100644
--- a/python/python/python.conf
+++ b/python/python/python.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../python/python.conf
-# Copyright (C) 2007 - 2009 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2007 - 2014 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004 Clifford Wolf
 #
@@ -51,3 +51,8 @@ fix_python_for_64bit() {
 }
 
 [[ $libdir = *lib64 ]] && hook_add preconf 9 "fix_python_for_64bit"
+
+# cross-compiling tweaks
+if atstage cross; then
+	var_append configcache ' ' "ac_cv_buggy_getaddrinfo=no"
+fi