diff --git a/depends/Makefile b/depends/Makefile
index 2841d50ae4a..f03db29eb30 100644
--- a/depends/Makefile
+++ b/depends/Makefile
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ endif
 $(host_prefix)/toolchain.cmake : toolchain.cmake.in $(host_prefix)/.stamp_$(final_build_id)
 	@mkdir -p $(@D)
 	sed -e 's|@depends_crosscompiling@|$(crosscompiling)|' \
+            -e 's|@host@|$(host)|' \
             -e 's|@host_system_name@|$($(host_os)_cmake_system_name)|' \
             -e 's|@host_system_version@|$($(host_os)_cmake_system_version)|' \
             -e 's|@host_arch@|$(host_arch)|' \
diff --git a/depends/toolchain.cmake.in b/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
index ac24f74ad4f..28188f6347c 100644
--- a/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
+++ b/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ if(@depends_crosscompiling@)
   set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME @host_system_name@)
   set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION @host_system_version@)
   set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR @host_arch@)
+
+  set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET @host@)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_TARGET @host@)
+  set(CMAKE_OBJCXX_COMPILER_TARGET @host@)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_C_FLAGS_INIT)