diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4e51a8e08ab9..d30dd7037255 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -325,6 +325,11 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard $(srctree)/../prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/aarch64/aarch64-linux-an
 CROSS_COMPILE	?= $(srctree)/../prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/aarch64/aarch64-linux-android-4.9/bin/aarch64-linux-android-
 endif
 endif
+ifeq ($(ARCH),arm)
+ifneq ($(wildcard $(srctree)/../prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/arm/arm-linux-androideabi-4.9),)
+CROSS_COMPILE	?= $(srctree)/../prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/arm/arm-linux-androideabi-4.9/bin/arm-linux-androidkernel-
+endif
+endif
 
 # Architecture as present in compile.h
 UTS_MACHINE 	:= $(ARCH)