diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/pocketpy/pocketpy_2.1.8.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/pocketpy/pocketpy_2.1.8.bb
index 910deba386..7f3775941a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/pocketpy/pocketpy_2.1.8.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/pocketpy/pocketpy_2.1.8.bb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ inherit cmake

 EXTRA_OECMAKE = "\
     -DPK_ENABLE_OS=ON \
+    -DPK_BUILD_WITH_UNITY=OFF \
 "

 CFLAGS += "-fPIC"
