diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 98e09ce5fb..30e6e316ac 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ cc-option-align = $(subst -functions=0,,\
 cc-disable-warning = $(call try-run,\
 	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -W$(strip $(1)) -c -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",-Wno-$(strip $(1)))
 
+# cc-name
+# Expands to either gcc or clang
+cc-name = $(shell $(CC) -v 2>&1 | grep -q "clang version" && echo clang || echo gcc)
+
 # cc-version
 cc-version = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/gcc-version.sh $(CC))