--- a/Makefile.real
+++ b/Makefile.real
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ else
 export BACKPORTS_GIT_TRACKER_DEF=
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(LLVM),)
+ifneq ($(filter %/,$(LLVM)),)
+LLVM_PREFIX := $(LLVM)
+else ifneq ($(filter -%,$(LLVM)),)
+LLVM_SUFFIX := $(LLVM)
+endif
+
+HOSTCC	= $(LLVM_PREFIX)clang$(LLVM_SUFFIX)
+else
+HOSTCC	= gcc
+endif
+
 # disable built-in rules for this file
 .SUFFIXES:
 
@@ -24,21 +36,21 @@ listnewconfig oldaskconfig oldconfig \
 silentoldconfig olddefconfig oldnoconfig \
 allnoconfig allyesconfig allmodconfig \
 alldefconfig randconfig:
-	@$(MAKE) -C kconf conf
+	@$(MAKE) -C kconf CC=$(HOSTCC) conf
 	@./kconf/conf --$@ Kconfig
 
 .PHONY: usedefconfig
 usedefconfig:
-	@$(MAKE) -C kconf conf
+	@$(MAKE) -C kconf CC=$(HOSTCC) conf
 	@./kconf/conf --defconfig=defconfig Kconfig
 
 .PHONY: savedefconfig
 savedefconfig:
-	@$(MAKE) -C kconf conf
+	@$(MAKE) -C kconf CC=$(HOSTCC) conf
 	@./kconf/conf --savedefconfig=defconfig Kconfig
 
 defconfig-%::
-	@$(MAKE) -C kconf conf
+	@$(MAKE) -C kconf CC=$(HOSTCC) conf
 	@./kconf/conf --defconfig=defconfigs/$(@:defconfig-%=%) Kconfig
 
 .config: