diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index bd1a58a391..3205a102c4 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ ifneq ($(NOCOMPILE),1)
 # only run if we're doing a build (not for tests, kconfig, ...)
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_ANY_TOOLCHAIN),y)
 _toolchain=$(shell $(CC_x86_32) -v 2>&1 |grep -q "gcc version .*coreboot toolchain" && echo coreboot)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_COMPILER_LLVM_CLANG),y)
+_toolchain=coreboot
+endif
 ifneq ($(_toolchain),coreboot)
 $(error Please use the coreboot toolchain (or prove that your toolchain works))
 endif