diff --git a/make_helpers/toolchains/host.mk b/make_helpers/toolchains/host.mk
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/make_helpers/toolchains/host.mk
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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+
+host-cc-default := gcc
+host-cpp-default := gcc
+host-as-default := gcc
+host-ld-default := gcc
+host-oc-default := objcopy
+host-od-default := objdump
+host-ar-default := gcc-ar
+host-dtc-default := dtc