diff --git a/sdk_lib/make_conf_util.sh b/sdk_lib/make_conf_util.sh
index 457d63e..1dd51df 100644
--- a/sdk_lib/make_conf_util.sh
+++ b/sdk_lib/make_conf_util.sh
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@
   local cxx_string=""
 
   if [[ "${use_clang}" == "true" ]];  then
-      cc_string="CC=clang"
-      cxx_string="CXX=clang++"
+      cc_string='CC=${CHOST}-clang'
+      cxx_string='CXX=${CHOST}-clang++'
   fi
 
   ( echo "# Automatically generated.  EDIT THIS AND BE SORRY."