diff --git a/reform2-imx8mq/mkkernel.sh b/reform2-imx8mq/mkkernel.sh
index fa384a593ef7b2e5a390310327c40423de8ab374..ddd9180a610b7dac265b50adb30f931a9a63dd2a 100755
--- a/reform2-imx8mq/mkkernel.sh
+++ b/reform2-imx8mq/mkkernel.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ set -x
 set -e
 
 export ARCH=arm64
-export CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu-
 export KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP=$(date --date="@$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH" --rfc-email)
 export KBUILD_BUILD_VERSION=1
 export KBUILD_BUILD_USER=reformuser
 export KBUILD_BUILD_HOST=reformhost
 
+if [ "$(uname -m)" != "aarch64" ]
+then
+	export CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu-
+fi
+
 if [ ! -d linux ]
 then
   echo "Cloning Linux..."