diff --git a/include/kernel-build.mk b/include/kernel-build.mk
index e3f2d5daed..0f29a306bf 100644
--- a/include/kernel-build.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-build.mk
@@ -33,11 +33,8 @@ $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE)
 
 ifeq ($(KERNEL),2.4)
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured: $(LINUX_DIR)/.patched
-	$(SED) "s,^CROSS_COMPILE.*,CROSS_COMPILE=$(KERNEL_CROSS),g;" \
-	  $(LINUX_DIR)/Makefile  \
-	  $(LINUX_DIR)/arch/*/Makefile
 	$(SED) "s,\-mcpu=,\-mtune=,g;" $(LINUX_DIR)/arch/mips/Makefile
-	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) oldconfig include/linux/compile.h include/linux/version.h
+	PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" CC="$(TARGET_CC)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) oldconfig include/linux/compile.h include/linux/version.h
 	touch $@
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.depend_done: $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ $(LINUX_DIR)/.depend_done: $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
 $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux: $(LINUX_DIR)/.depend_done
 else
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured: $(LINUX_DIR)/.patched
-	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) oldconfig prepare scripts
+	PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" CC="$(TARGET_CC)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) oldconfig prepare scripts
 	touch $@
 endif
 
@@ -66,16 +63,16 @@ else
 endif
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux: $(LINUX_DIR)/.linux-compile pkg-install ramdisk-config
-	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)"
+	PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" CC="$(TARGET_CC)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH)
 
 $(LINUX_KERNEL): $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux
-	$(KERNEL_CROSS)objcopy -O binary -R .reginfo -R .note -R .comment -R .mdebug -S $< $@
+	PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(KERNEL_CROSS)objcopy -O binary -R .reginfo -R .note -R .comment -R .mdebug -S $< $@
 	touch -c $(LINUX_KERNEL)
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.modules_done:
 	rm -rf $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/modules
-	$(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" modules
-	$(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" DEPMOD=true INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/modules modules_install
+	PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" CC="$(TARGET_CC)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) modules
+	PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" CC="$(TARGET_CC)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) DEPMOD=true INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/modules modules_install
 	touch $(LINUX_DIR)/.modules_done
 
 modules: $(LINUX_DIR)/.modules_done
diff --git a/package/madwifi/Makefile b/package/madwifi/Makefile
index 07e2c45399..96ca1baf36 100644
--- a/package/madwifi/Makefile
+++ b/package/madwifi/Makefile
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ MADWIFI_MAKEOPTS= -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" \
 		ARCH="$(LINUX_KARCH)" \
 		CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
+		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
 		TARGET="$(HAL_TARGET)" \
 		TOOLPREFIX="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" \
 		TOOLPATH="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" \
diff --git a/target/image/generic/lzma-loader/Makefile b/target/image/generic/lzma-loader/Makefile
index f9beef4b8e..5bd01eefb6 100644
--- a/target/image/generic/lzma-loader/Makefile
+++ b/target/image/generic/lzma-loader/Makefile
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared:
 	touch $@
 
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lzma.elf: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/vmlinux.lzma
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
-		LD="$(TARGET_CROSS)ld" CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
+	PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 		RAMSIZE=$(RAMSIZE) \
 		LOADADDR=$(LOADADDR) \
 		KERNEL_ENTRY=$(KERNEL_ENTRY) \