diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 35be7983ef2d..7bf3fb717921 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ all: vmlinux
 ifeq ($(cc-name),clang)
 ifneq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
 CLANG_TARGET	:= --target=$(notdir $(CROSS_COMPILE:%-=%))
-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