diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/Kconfig b/scripts/gcc-plugins/Kconfig
index 7430a7c77a4a1ddb586519d5d38f215cd300c675..cb0c889e13aa05818e222bbfd2cef9f082a29655 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/Kconfig
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ preferred-plugin-hostcc := $(if-success,[ $(gcc-version) -ge 40800 ],$(HOSTCXX),
 
 config PLUGIN_HOSTCC
 	string
-	default "$(shell,$(srctree)/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh "$(preferred-plugin-hostcc)" "$(HOSTCXX)" "$(CC)")"
+	default "$(shell,$(srctree)/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh "$(preferred-plugin-hostcc)" "$(HOSTCXX)" "$(CC)")" if CC_IS_GCC
 	help
 	  Host compiler used to build GCC plugins.  This can be $(HOSTCXX),
 	  $(HOSTCC), or a null string if GCC plugin is unsupported.