diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5622b54a93..8ce49360cc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ PREFERRED_LIB_FLAGS:=--enable-static --enable-shared
 #
 ##############################################################
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT),y)
-BASE_TARGETS:=uclibc-configured binutils gcc uclibc-target-utils
+BASE_TARGETS:=uclibc-configured binutils cross_compiler uclibc-target-utils
 else
 BASE_TARGETS:=uclibc
 endif
diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-3.x.mk b/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-3.x.mk
index d05de8f4bf..bb34797beb 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-3.x.mk
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-3.x.mk
@@ -350,7 +350,9 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_INSTALL_LIBGCJ),y)
 endif
 	touch $@
 
-gcc: uclibc-configured binutils gcc_initial $(LIBFLOAT_TARGET) uclibc \
+cross_compiler:=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)-gcc
+cross_compiler gcc: uclibc-configured binutils gcc_initial \
+	$(LIBFLOAT_TARGET) uclibc \
 	$(GCC_BUILD_DIR2)/.installed $(GCC_BUILD_DIR2)/.libs_installed \
 	$(GCC_TARGETS)
 
diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk b/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk
index 1fd9b11d0f..08303ee28b 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk
@@ -357,7 +357,9 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_INSTALL_LIBGCJ),y)
 endif
 	touch $@
 
-gcc: uclibc-configured binutils gcc_initial $(LIBFLOAT_TARGET) uclibc \
+cross_compiler:=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)-gcc
+cross_compiler gcc: uclibc-configured binutils gcc_initial \
+	$(LIBFLOAT_TARGET) uclibc \
 	$(GCC_BUILD_DIR2)/.installed $(GCC_BUILD_DIR2)/.libs_installed \
 	$(GCC_TARGETS)
 
diff --git a/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk b/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
index 0f8e19f178..5a3e54845e 100644
--- a/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
+++ b/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libc.so.0: $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libc.a
 		install_runtime
 	touch -c $@
 
-$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/ldd: $(TARGET_CROSS)gcc
+$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/ldd: $(cross_compiler)
 	$(MAKE1) -C $(UCLIBC_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc \
 		CPP=$(TARGET_CROSS)cpp LD=$(TARGET_CROSS)ld \
 		PREFIX=$(TARGET_DIR) utils install_utils
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ endif
 UCLIBC_TARGETS=$(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libc.so.0
 endif
 
-uclibc: $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)-gcc $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libc.a $(UCLIBC_TARGETS)
+uclibc: $(cross_compiler) $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libc.a $(UCLIBC_TARGETS)
 
 uclibc-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(UCLIBC_SOURCE)
 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ else
 endif
 	touch -c $@
 
-uclibc_target: gcc uclibc $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libc.a $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/ldd
+uclibc_target: cross_compiler uclibc $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libc.a $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/ldd
 
 uclibc_target-clean:
 	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/include \