diff --git a/Documentation/openrisc/openrisc_port.rst b/Documentation/openrisc/openrisc_port.rst
index a18747a8d191..4b2c437942a0 100644
--- a/Documentation/openrisc/openrisc_port.rst
+++ b/Documentation/openrisc/openrisc_port.rst
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ or Stafford's toolchain build and release scripts.
 
 Build the Linux kernel as usual::
 
-	make ARCH=openrisc defconfig
-	make ARCH=openrisc
+	make ARCH=openrisc CROSS_COMPILE="or1k-linux-" defconfig
+	make ARCH=openrisc CROSS_COMPILE="or1k-linux-"
 
 3) Running on FPGA (optional)
 
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/configs/or1ksim_defconfig b/arch/openrisc/configs/or1ksim_defconfig
index d8ff4f8ffb88..75f2da324d0e 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/configs/or1ksim_defconfig
+++ b/arch/openrisc/configs/or1ksim_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILE="or1k-linux-"
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/configs/simple_smp_defconfig b/arch/openrisc/configs/simple_smp_defconfig
index 64278992df9c..ff49d868e040 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/configs/simple_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/openrisc/configs/simple_smp_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILE="or1k-linux-"
 CONFIG_LOCALVERSION="-simple-smp"
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14