diff --git a/util/xcompile/xcompile b/util/xcompile/xcompile
index 37fe406281..28b3d2686a 100755
--- a/util/xcompile/xcompile
+++ b/util/xcompile/xcompile
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ OBJDUMP_${TARCH}:=${GCCPREFIX}objdump
 READELF_${TARCH}:=${GCCPREFIX}readelf
 STRIP_${TARCH}:=${GCCPREFIX}strip
 AR_${TARCH}:=${GCCPREFIX}ar
+CROSS_COMPILE_${TARCH}:=${GCCPREFIX}
 
 EOF
 }