diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6b0e7d0c984d..a6139c7923ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -611,8 +611,7 @@ all: vmlinux
 
 ifeq ($(cc-name),clang)
 ifneq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
-CLANG_TRIPLE    ?= $(CROSS_COMPILE)
-CLANG_TARGET	:= --target=$(notdir $(CLANG_TRIPLE:%-=%))
+CLANG_TARGET	:= --target=$(notdir $(CROSS_COMPILE:%-=%))
 GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR := $(dir $(shell which $(LD)))
 CLANG_PREFIX	:= --prefix=$(GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)
 GCC_TOOLCHAIN	:= $(realpath $(GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/..)