diff --git a/sh_config.mk b/sh_config.mk
index 407e076..67d7e9e 100644
--- a/sh_config.mk
+++ b/sh_config.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
+CROSS_COMPILE ?= sh4-linux-
+
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_SH -D__SH__
 PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -e $(TEXT_BASE) --defsym reloc_dst=$(TEXT_BASE)