diff --git a/tools/gcc.py b/tools/gcc.py
index 525e11c44b..e45c07a57e 100644
--- a/tools/gcc.py
+++ b/tools/gcc.py
@@ -37,6 +37,24 @@ def GetGCCRoot(rtconfig):
     else:
         root_path = os.path.join(exec_path, '..', prefix)
 
+    # Usually the cross compiling gcc toolchain has directory as:
+    #
+    # bin
+    # lib
+    # share
+    # arm-none-eabi
+    #    bin
+    #    include
+    #    lib
+    #    share
+    prefix = rtconfig.PREFIX
+    if prefix.endswith('-'):
+        prefix = prefix[:-1]
+
+    fn = os.path.join(root, prefix, 'include', filename)
+    if os.path.isfile(fn):
+        return True
+    
     return root_path
 
 def CheckHeader(rtconfig, filename):