diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/crosssdk.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/crosssdk.bbclass
index 824b1bcff4..3541c2c393 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/crosssdk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/crosssdk.bbclass
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 
+BB_DEFER_BBCLASSES:remove = "cross"
 inherit cross
 
 CLASSOVERRIDE = "class-crosssdk"
diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 50aec4befc..54d6bebc39 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ BB_DEFAULT_UMASK ??= "022"
 BB_CONSOLELOG ?= "${LOG_DIR}/cooker/${MACHINE}/${DATETIME}.log"
 BB_DEFAULT_EVENTLOG ?= "${LOG_DIR}/eventlog/${DATETIME}.json"
 
-BB_DEFER_BBCLASSES = "native nativesdk"
+BB_DEFER_BBCLASSES = "native nativesdk cross crosssdk"
 
 # Setup our default hash policy
 BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER ?= "OEBasicHash"