diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/conf/distro/dey.conf b/meta-digi-dey/conf/distro/dey.conf
index 4749af8c8..797392fd7 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/conf/distro/dey.conf
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/conf/distro/dey.conf
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/wpebackend = "wpebackend-fdo"
 # Use recipe from our meta-digi layer
 PREFERRED_VERSION_tensorflow-lite ?= "2.5.0"
 
+# Use gatesgarth default GLIBC version
+# This will be removed once we update to the next 
+# Yocto version
+PREFERRED_VERSION_glibc ?= "2.32"
+
 SDK_NAME = "${DISTRO}-${TCLIBC}-${SDKMACHINE}-${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${TUNE_PKGARCH}-${MACHINE}"
 SDKPATH = "/opt/${DISTRO}/${SDK_VERSION}/${MACHINE}"