diff --git a/_build.sh b/_build.sh
index 04ebea037..d28c256af 100755
--- a/_build.sh
+++ b/_build.sh
@@ -1047,7 +1047,10 @@ build_single_target() {
 
   _BINCORE_SUFFIX="${_BINUTILS_SUFFIX}"
 
-  [ "${_CC}" = 'gcc' ] && _BINUTILS_SUFFIX=''
+  if [ "${_CC}" = 'gcc' ] && [ -n "${_BINUTILS_SUFFIX}" ]; then
+    _BINUTILS_PREFIX="${_BINUTILS_PREFIX}gcc-"
+    _BINUTILS_SUFFIX=''
+  fi
 
   export _STRIP
   export _STRIPFLAGS_BIN