diff --git a/3rdparty/glfw/glfw.cmake b/3rdparty/glfw/glfw.cmake
index b9573a96129..421560f5632 100644
--- a/3rdparty/glfw/glfw.cmake
+++ b/3rdparty/glfw/glfw.cmake
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
         -DGLFW_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF
         -DGLFW_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
         -DGLFW_BUILD_DOCS=OFF
+    	-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE:filepath=${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}
     BUILD_BYPRODUCTS
         <INSTALL_DIR>/${Open3D_INSTALL_LIB_DIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${GLFW_LIB_NAME}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
 )