diff --git a/tools/scripts/Makefile.include b/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
index a3f99ef6b11ba660d1c0b81ef2887e41fd213c1e..865e21d4cc12070f170b86ea8e0ea72967185f76 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
+++ b/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ HOSTCC  ?= gcc
 HOSTLD  ?= ld
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(LLVM),)
+HOSTAR  ?= llvm-ar
+HOSTCC  ?= clang
+HOSTLD  ?= ld.lld
+else
+HOSTAR  ?= ar
+HOSTCC  ?= gcc
+HOSTLD  ?= ld
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CC_NO_CLANG), 1)
 EXTRA_WARNINGS += -Wstrict-aliasing=3
 endif