diff --git a/tools/scripts/Makefile.include b/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
index 0efb8f2b33ce..ff527ac065cf 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
+++ b/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ endif # GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR
 endif # CLANG_CROSS_FLAGS
 CFLAGS += $(CLANG_CROSS_FLAGS)
 AFLAGS += $(CLANG_CROSS_FLAGS)
+else
+CLANG_CROSS_FLAGS :=
 endif # CROSS_COMPILE
 
 # Hack to avoid type-punned warnings on old systems such as RHEL5: