Index: boot/arch/ia64/loader/Makefile
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--- boot/arch/ia64/loader/Makefile	(revision c98e6ee244a8e271a395a052069c23bca4f8b538)
+++ boot/arch/ia64/loader/Makefile	(revision 88944695970ebfd82dce23b26a27ded9fda43fca)
@@ -33,8 +33,12 @@
 #
 
+ifndef CROSS_PREFIX
+	CROSS_PREFIX = /usr/local
+endif
+
 BFD_NAME = elf64-ia64-little
 BFD_ARCH = ia64
 TARGET = ia64-pc-linux-gnu
-TOOLCHAIN_DIR = /usr/local/ia64/bin
+TOOLCHAIN_DIR = $(CROSS_PREFIX)/ia64/bin
 
 ifeq ($(COMPILER),gcc_native)