diff --git a/tools/build/Build b/tools/build/Build
index 63a6c34c0c88..76d1a4960973 100644
--- a/tools/build/Build
+++ b/tools/build/Build
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+hostprogs := fixdep
+
 fixdep-y := fixdep.o
diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile b/tools/build/Makefile
index 653faee2a055..8332959fbca4 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $(OUTPUT)fixdep-in.o: FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=fixdep
 
 $(OUTPUT)fixdep: $(OUTPUT)fixdep-in.o
-	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $<
+	$(QUIET_LINK)$(HOSTCC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
 FORCE:
 
diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile.include b/tools/build/Makefile.include
index be630bed66d2..ad22e4e7bc59 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile.include
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile.include
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 build := -f $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.build dir=. obj
 
-ifdef CROSS_COMPILE
-fixdep:
-else
 fixdep:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(srctree)/tools/build CFLAGS= LDFLAGS= $(OUTPUT)fixdep
-endif
 
 .PHONY: fixdep