diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 41a3fd57bf20..12927ed75bf5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -695,7 +695,8 @@ 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),)