diff --git a/conda/recipes/cuproj/conda_build_config.yaml b/conda/recipes/cuproj/conda_build_config.yaml
index a3256a806..67f968412 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/cuproj/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/cuproj/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ cuda_compiler:
 cuda11_compiler:
   - nvcc
 
+c_stdlib:
+  - sysroot
+
 c_stdlib_version:
   - "2.17"
 
diff --git a/conda/recipes/cuspatial/conda_build_config.yaml b/conda/recipes/cuspatial/conda_build_config.yaml
index aee8b7e82..e3ca633eb 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/cuspatial/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/cuspatial/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ cuda_compiler:
 cuda11_compiler:
   - nvcc
 
+c_stdlib:
+  - sysroot
+
 c_stdlib_version:
   - "2.17"
 
diff --git a/conda/recipes/libcuspatial/conda_build_config.yaml b/conda/recipes/libcuspatial/conda_build_config.yaml
index 330fc6e4a..51cfd482f 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/libcuspatial/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/libcuspatial/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -16,5 +16,8 @@ cmake_version:
 gtest_version:
   - ">=1.13.0"
 
+c_stdlib:
+  - sysroot
+
 c_stdlib_version:
   - "2.17"