diff --git a/platforms/linux/arm-gnueabi.toolchain.cmake b/platforms/linux/arm-gnueabi.toolchain.cmake
index 2c5b7406d8..448dfa6b1c 100644
--- a/platforms/linux/arm-gnueabi.toolchain.cmake
+++ b/platforms/linux/arm-gnueabi.toolchain.cmake
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR arm)
 set(GCC_COMPILER_VERSION "4.6" CACHE STRING "GCC Compiler version")
 
 set(FLOAT_ABI_SUFFIX "")
-
 if (NOT SOFTFP)
   set(FLOAT_ABI_SUFFIX "hf")
 endif()
 
-set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER    arm-linux-gnueabi${FLOAT_ABI_SUFFIX}-gcc-${GCC_COMPILER_VERSION})
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER  arm-linux-gnueabi${FLOAT_ABI_SUFFIX}-g++-${GCC_COMPILER_VERSION})
+find_program(CMAKE_C_COMPILER NAMES arm-linux-gnueabi${FLOAT_ABI_SUFFIX}-gcc-${GCC_COMPILER_VERSION})
+find_program(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER NAMES arm-linux-gnueabi${FLOAT_ABI_SUFFIX}-g++-${GCC_COMPILER_VERSION})
 set(ARM_LINUX_SYSROOT /usr/arm-linux-gnueabi${FLOAT_ABI_SUFFIX} CACHE PATH "ARM cross compilation system root")
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS           ""                    CACHE STRING "c++ flags")