diff --git a/arch/arc/config.mk b/arch/arc/config.mk
index 169e5d7..d255c90 100644
--- a/arch/arc/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arc/config.mk
@@ -9,21 +9,15 @@
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
-ARC_CROSS_COMPILE := arc-linux-
 PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -EL
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mlittle-endian
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN
-ARC_CROSS_COMPILE := arceb-linux-
 PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -EB
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mbig-endian
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
-CROSS_COMPILE := $(ARC_CROSS_COMPILE)
-endif
-
 ifdef CONFIG_ARC_MMU_VER
 CONFIG_MMU = 1
 endif