diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index 6f05047f26d..84586ac26b7 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ ifndef DUMP
     endif
   else
     ifeq ($(CONFIG_NATIVE_TOOLCHAIN),)
+      -include $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/info.mk
       TARGET_CROSS:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX))
       TOOLCHAIN_ROOT_DIR:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_TOOLCHAIN_ROOT))
       TOOLCHAIN_BIN_DIRS:=$(patsubst ./%,$(TOOLCHAIN_ROOT_DIR)/%,$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_TOOLCHAIN_BIN_PATH)))
diff --git a/toolchain/wrapper/Makefile b/toolchain/wrapper/Makefile
index 3398e407c9f..e1f8389b1f3 100644
--- a/toolchain/wrapper/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/wrapper/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ $$(if $$($(1)), \
 endef
 
 
+define Host/SetToolchainInfo
+	if [ -f $(CONFIG_TOOLCHAIN_ROOT)/info.mk ]; then \
+		$(CP) $(CONFIG_TOOLCHAIN_ROOT)/info.mk $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/; \
+	else \
+		$(SED) 's,GCC_VERSION=.*,GCC_VERSION=$(CONFIG_GCC_VERSION),' $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/info.mk; \
+	fi
+endef
+
 define Host/Prepare
 	$(call toolchain_test,CONFIG_SOFT_FLOAT,softfloat)
 	$(call toolchain_test,CONFIG_IPV6,ipv6)
@@ -53,10 +61,12 @@ endef
 
 define Host/Install
 	$(call toolchain_util,--wrap "$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/bin")
+	$(call Host/SetToolchainInfo)
 endef
 
 define Host/Clean
 	rm -rf $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/bin
+	rm -rf $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/info.mk
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call HostBuild))