diff --git a/Makefile.libcompat b/Makefile.libcompat
index a717cd9639b0..a957c47598e6 100644
--- a/Makefile.libcompat
+++ b/Makefile.libcompat
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ build${libcompat}: .PHONY
 	    DESTDIR= \
 	    OBJTOP=${LIB${_LIBCOMPAT}_OBJTOP} \
 	    OBJROOT='$${OBJTOP}/' \
+	    UNIVERSE_TOOLCHAIN_PATH=${UNIVERSE_TOOLCHAIN_PATH} \
 	    MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX= \
 	    -DNO_LINT \
 	    -DNO_CPU_CFLAGS \