diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d01f266a31d6..061371fcd0ad 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -701,7 +701,8 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(stackp-flag)
 
 ifeq ($(cc-name),clang)
 ifneq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
-CLANG_TARGET	:= -target $(notdir $(CROSS_COMPILE:%-=%))
+CLANG_TRIPLE    ?= $(CROSS_COMPILE)
+CLANG_TARGET	:= -target $(notdir $(CLANG_TRIPLE:%-=%))
 GCC_TOOLCHAIN	:= $(realpath $(dir $(shell which $(LD)))/..)
 endif
 ifneq ($(GCC_TOOLCHAIN),)