diff --git a/include/linux/kconfig.h b/include/linux/kconfig.h
index d109ed3119..a1d1a29842 100644
--- a/include/linux/kconfig.h
+++ b/include/linux/kconfig.h
@@ -31,11 +31,14 @@
 	(config_enabled(option))
 
 /*
- * U-Boot add-on: Helper macros to reference to different macros
- * (CONFIG_ or CONFIG_SPL_ prefixed), depending on the build context.
+ * U-Boot add-on: Helper macros to reference to different macros (prefixed by
+ * CONFIG_, CONFIG_SPL_, CONFIG_TPL_ or CONFIG_TOOLS_), depending on the build
+ * context.
  */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD)
+#ifdef USE_HOSTCC
+#define _CONFIG_PREFIX TOOLS_
+#elif defined(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD)
 #define _CONFIG_PREFIX TPL_
 #elif defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
 #define _CONFIG_PREFIX SPL_
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@
 
 /*
  * CONFIG_VAL(FOO) evaluates to the value of
+ *  CONFIG_TOOLS_FOO if USE_HOSTCC is defined,
  *  CONFIG_FOO if CONFIG_SPL_BUILD is undefined,
  *  CONFIG_SPL_FOO if CONFIG_SPL_BUILD is defined.
  *  CONFIG_TPL_FOO if CONFIG_TPL_BUILD is defined.
@@ -76,18 +80,21 @@
 
 /*
  * CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(FOO) expands to
+ *  1 if USE_HOSTCC is defined and CONFIG_TOOLS_FOO is set to 'y',
  *  1 if CONFIG_SPL_BUILD is undefined and CONFIG_FOO is set to 'y',
  *  1 if CONFIG_SPL_BUILD is defined and CONFIG_SPL_FOO is set to 'y',
  *  1 if CONFIG_TPL_BUILD is defined and CONFIG_TPL_FOO is set to 'y',
  *  0 otherwise.
  *
  * CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(FOO, (abc)) expands to
+ *  abc if USE_HOSTCC is defined and CONFIG_TOOLS_FOO is set to 'y',
  *  abc if CONFIG_SPL_BUILD is undefined and CONFIG_FOO is set to 'y',
  *  abc if CONFIG_SPL_BUILD is defined and CONFIG_SPL_FOO is set to 'y',
  *  abc if CONFIG_TPL_BUILD is defined and CONFIG_TPL_FOO is set to 'y',
  *  nothing otherwise.
  *
  * CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(FOO, (abc), (def)) expands to
+ *  abc if USE_HOSTCC is defined and CONFIG_TOOLS_FOO is set to 'y',
  *  abc if CONFIG_SPL_BUILD is undefined and CONFIG_FOO is set to 'y',
  *  abc if CONFIG_SPL_BUILD is defined and CONFIG_SPL_FOO is set to 'y',
  *  abc if CONFIG_TPL_BUILD is defined and CONFIG_TPL_FOO is set to 'y',