diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eaaf7d267d..9d8ec9f865 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ KBUILD_LDFLAGS  :=
 ifeq ($(cc-name),clang)
 ifneq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
 CLANG_TARGET	:= --target=$(notdir $(CROSS_COMPILE:%-=%))
+LDPPFLAGS	+= $(CLANG_TARGET)
 GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR := $(dir $(shell which $(LD)))
 CLANG_PREFIX	:= --prefix=$(GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)
 GCC_TOOLCHAIN	:= $(realpath $(GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/..)