diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0ef9bbd9cf72..4882c2b687bb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ CLANG_TARGET	:= --target=$(notdir $(CLANG_TRIPLE:%-=%))
 ifeq ($(shell $(srctree)/scripts/clang-android.sh $(CC) $(CLANG_TARGET)), y)
 $(error "Clang with Android --target detected. Did you specify CLANG_TRIPLE?")
 endif
-GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR := $(dir $(shell which $(LD)))
+GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR := $(dir $(shell which $(CROSS_COMPILE)elfedit))
 CLANG_PREFIX	:= --prefix=$(GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)
 GCC_TOOLCHAIN	:= $(realpath $(GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/..)
 endif