diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
index f8ce6d2dde7b..68a7534454cd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
 all: $(obj)/zImage
 
 ifdef CROSS32_COMPILE
+ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG
+    BOOTCC := $(CROSS32_COMPILE)clang
+else
     BOOTCC := $(CROSS32_COMPILE)gcc
+endif
     BOOTAR := $(CROSS32_COMPILE)ar
 else
     BOOTCC := $(CC)