diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py
index 7be734cb4f4..0c9c57a3cb8 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ class BuildCpioTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
     @OEHasPackage(['autoconf'])
     def test_cpio(self):
         self.project.download_archive()
-        self.project.run_configure()
-        self.project.run_make()
+        self.project.run_configure(configure_args="CFLAGS='-std=gnu17 -Dbool=int -Dtrue=1 -Dfalse=0 -Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration'")
+        self.project.run_make(make_args="CFLAGS='-std=gnu17 -Dbool=int -Dtrue=1 -Dfalse=0 -Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration'")
         self.project.run_install()
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py
index 4bac28f04df..b3a71f2aa50 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ class AutotoolsTest(OESDKTestCase):
             self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(dirs["source"]))
             os.makedirs(dirs["build"])
 
-            self._run("cd {build} && {source}/configure $CONFIGURE_FLAGS".format(**dirs))
-            self._run("cd {build} && make -j".format(**dirs))
+            self._run("cd {build} && {source}/configure CFLAGS='-std=gnu17 -Dbool=int -Dtrue=1 -Dfalse=0 -Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration' $CONFIGURE_FLAGS".format(**dirs))
+            self._run("cd {build} && make CFLAGS='-std=gnu17 -Dbool=int -Dtrue=1 -Dfalse=0 -Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration' -j".format(**dirs))
             self._run("cd {build} && make install DESTDIR={install}".format(**dirs))
 
             self.check_elf(os.path.join(dirs["install"], "usr", "local", "bin", "cpio"))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/meta_ide.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/meta_ide.py
index 5a17ca52ea1..c3a7df4cdf5 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/meta_ide.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/meta_ide.py
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ class MetaIDE(OESelftestTestCase):
                         "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.15.tar.gz",
                         self.tmpdir_metaideQA, self.td['DATETIME'], dl_dir=dl_dir)
         self.project.download_archive()
-        self.assertEqual(self.project.run_configure('$CONFIGURE_FLAGS'), 0,
+        self.assertEqual(self.project.run_configure('CFLAGS="-std=gnu17 -Dbool=int -Dtrue=1 -Dfalse=0 -Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration" $CONFIGURE_FLAGS'), 0,
                         msg="Running configure failed")
-        self.assertEqual(self.project.run_make(), 0,
+        self.assertEqual(self.project.run_make(make_args="CFLAGS='-std=gnu17 -Dbool=int -Dtrue=1 -Dfalse=0 -Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration'"), 0,
                         msg="Running make failed")
         self.assertEqual(self.project.run_install(), 0,
                         msg="Running make install failed")