diff --git a/recipes-extended/dpdk/dpdk_25.11.0.bb b/recipes-extended/dpdk/dpdk_25.11.0.bb
index 58fc441..b56d77e 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/dpdk/dpdk_25.11.0.bb
+++ b/recipes-extended/dpdk/dpdk_25.11.0.bb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def get_cpu_instruction_set(bb, d):
         return "core2"
 
 EXTRA_OEMESON = " -Dexamples=all -Dcpu_instruction_set=${@get_cpu_instruction_set(bb, d)} "
+EXTRA_OEMESON:append:class-target = " --cross-file ${WORKDIR}/dpdk.cross"
 
 COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "null"
 COMPATIBLE_HOST:libc-musl:class-target = "null"
@@ -33,6 +34,15 @@ inherit meson pkgconfig
 
 INSTALL_PATH = "${prefix}/share/dpdk"
 
+RTE_PLATFORM ?= "generic"
+
+do_write_config:append() {
+    cat >${WORKDIR}/dpdk.cross <<EOF
+[properties]
+platform = '${RTE_PLATFORM}'
+EOF
+}
+
 do_install:append(){
     # remove  source files
     rm -rf ${D}/${INSTALL_PATH}/examples/*