diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass
index 9bed293603..238c418e26 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass
@@ -59,11 +59,15 @@ def rust_tool(d, target_var):
     return "rust = %s" % repr(cmd)
 
 def bindgen_args(d):
-    args = '${HOST_CC_ARCH}${TOOLCHAIN_OPTIONS} --target=${TARGET_SYS}'
+    args = '${HOST_CC_ARCH} ${TOOLCHAIN_OPTIONS} --target=${HOST_SYS}'
     # For SDK packages TOOLCHAIN_OPTIONS don't contain full sysroot path
     if bb.data.inherits_class("nativesdk", d):
         args += ' --sysroot=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${SDKPATHNATIVE}${prefix_nativesdk}'
-    items = d.expand(args).split()
+    # Rust bindgen uses libclang under the hood. Apply variable overrides for
+    # clang; Fixes big.LITTLE -mcpu values.
+    localdata = d.createCopy()
+    localdata.setVar('TCOVERRIDE', 'toolchain-clang');
+    items = localdata.expand(args).split()
     return repr(items[0] if len(items) == 1 else items)
 
 addtask write_config before do_configure