diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile b/arch/arm64/Makefile
index 2ac874fb11c2..0495b2f5ab89 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ $(warning Detected assembler with broken .inst; disassembly will be unreliable)
   endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG), y)
+COMPATCC ?= $(CC) --target=$(notdir $(CROSS_COMPILE_COMPAT:%-=%))
+else
 COMPATCC ?= $(CROSS_COMPILE_COMPAT)gcc
+endif
 export COMPATCC
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_GENERIC_COMPAT_VDSO), y)