diff --git a/script/install-gcc-src/customize.py b/script/install-gcc-src/customize.py
index 839a43699..c13141d22 100644
--- a/script/install-gcc-src/customize.py
+++ b/script/install-gcc-src/customize.py
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ def preprocess(i):
     else:
         env['MLC_GCC_TARGET_STRING'] = ''
 
+    if env.get('MLC_GCC_HOST', '') != '':
+        env['MLC_GCC_HOST_STRING'] = f""" --target={env['MLC_GCC_HOST']} """
+    else:
+        env['MLC_GCC_HOST_STRING'] = ''
+
     env['MLC_GCC_INSTALLED_PATH'] = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'install', 'bin')
 
     return {'return': 0}
diff --git a/script/install-gcc-src/meta.yaml b/script/install-gcc-src/meta.yaml
index 74a883f26..3bc1e7083 100644
--- a/script/install-gcc-src/meta.yaml
+++ b/script/install-gcc-src/meta.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ deps:
     - MLC_GIT_CHECKOUT_TAG
 input_mapping:
   targets: MLC_GCC_TARGET 
+  host: MLC_GCC_HOST
 
 env:
   MLC_GIT_URL: git://gcc.gnu.org/git/gcc.git
diff --git a/script/install-gcc-src/run.sh b/script/install-gcc-src/run.sh
index 7d3131950..d11bedbd0 100644
--- a/script/install-gcc-src/run.sh
+++ b/script/install-gcc-src/run.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ cd src
 cd ../build
 
 
-cmd="../src/configure --prefix="${INSTALL_DIR}" ${MLC_GCC_TARGET_STRING} --with-gcc-major-version-only --disable-multilib"
+cmd="../src/configure --prefix="${INSTALL_DIR}" ${MLC_GCC_TARGET_STRING} ${MLC_GCC_HOST_STRING} --with-gcc-major-version-only --disable-multilib"
 echo $cmd
 eval $cmd