diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 21f56ff32797eaef80af79c49db60ce2c89912fa..cf0a64ce4b83ad73b21b5cd6d59ab4c96fc5f2f3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ ccflags-y := -fpic -fno-builtin -I$(obj)
 asflags-y := -Wa,-march=all
 
 # Supply kernel BSS size to the decompressor via a linker symbol.
-KBSS_SZ = $(shell size $(obj)/../../../../vmlinux | awk 'END{print $$3}')
+KBSS_SZ = $(shell $(CROSS_COMPILE)size $(obj)/../../../../vmlinux | \
+		awk 'END{print $$3}')
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux = --defsym _kernel_bss_size=$(KBSS_SZ)
 # Supply ZRELADDR to the decompressor via a linker symbol.
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_AUTO_ZRELADDR),y)