diff --git a/scripts/cmake/AUTHORS.md b/scripts/cmake/AUTHORS.md
index 641dde265f..b4b61cfc0e 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/scripts/cmake/AUTHORS.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Author List
  * Cosmin Truta
  * Dan Rosser
  * David Callu
+ * Eric Riff
  * Gianfranco Costamagna
  * Gleb Mazovetskiy
  * Glenn Randers-Pehrson
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/genout.cmake.in b/scripts/cmake/genout.cmake.in
index ab82859689..d4a333282f 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/genout.cmake.in
+++ b/scripts/cmake/genout.cmake.in
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ set(BINDIR "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@")
 set(AWK "@AWK@")
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "@CMAKE_C_COMPILER@")
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS @CMAKE_C_FLAGS@)
+set(CMAKE_SYSROOT @CMAKE_SYSROOT@)
 set(INCDIR "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@")
 set(PNG_PREFIX "@PNG_PREFIX@")
 set(PNGLIB_MAJOR "@PNGLIB_MAJOR@")
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ if(APPLE)
   endif()
 endif()
 
+if(CMAKE_SYSROOT)
+  set(PLATFORM_C_FLAGS ${PLATFORM_C_FLAGS} "--sysroot=${CMAKE_SYSROOT}")
+endif()
+
 get_filename_component(INPUTEXT "${INPUT}" EXT)
 get_filename_component(OUTPUTEXT "${OUTPUT}" EXT)
 get_filename_component(INPUTBASE "${INPUT}" NAME_WE)