diff --git a/cmake/disable_compiler_detection.cmake b/cmake/disable_compiler_detection.cmake
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+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (c) 2020, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#Stop cmake running compiler tests.
+set (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_FORCED true)