diff --git a/llvm/Makefile.rules b/llvm/Makefile.rules
index e5719b329ab1..3816bbb1a1cb 100644
--- a/llvm/Makefile.rules
+++ b/llvm/Makefile.rules
@@ -527,7 +527,11 @@ ifndef LLVM_TBLGEN
     LLVM_TBLGEN   := $(LLVMToolDir)/llvm-tblgen$(EXEEXT)
   endif
 endif
-LLVM_CONFIG := $(LLVMToolDir)/llvm-config
+ifeq ($(LLVM_CROSS_COMPILING),1)
+  LLVM_CONFIG := $(BuildLLVMToolDir)/llvm-config-2$(BUILD_EXEEXT)
+else
+  LLVM_CONFIG := $(LLVMToolDir)/llvm-config-2$(EXEEXT)
+endif
 ifndef LLVMLD
 LLVMLD    := $(LLVMToolDir)/llvm-ld$(EXEEXT)
 endif