diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 96e1c8d..22e3c26 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -230,7 +230,11 @@
 b_lib :=
 endif
 
-my_linker := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_LINKER)
+ifneq ($(strip $(CUSTOM_$(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)LINKER)),)
+  my_linker := $(CUSTOM_$(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)LINKER)
+else
+  my_linker := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_LINKER)
+endif
 
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/config_sanitizers.mk
 
diff --git a/core/ninja.mk b/core/ninja.mk
index 3260e96..22f3e1b 100644
--- a/core/ninja.mk
+++ b/core/ninja.mk
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 .INTERMEDIATE: kati.intermediate
 kati.intermediate: $(KATI) $(MAKEPARALLEL)
 	@echo Running kati to generate build$(KATI_NINJA_SUFFIX).ninja...
-	+$(hide) $(KATI_MAKEPARALLEL) $(KATI) --ninja --ninja_dir=$(PRODUCT_OUT) --ninja_suffix=$(KATI_NINJA_SUFFIX) --regen --ignore_dirty=$(OUT_DIR)/% --ignore_optional_include=$(OUT_DIR)/%.P --detect_android_echo --use_find_emulator -f build/core/main.mk $(KATI_TARGETS) --gen_all_phony_targets BUILDING_WITH_NINJA=true
+	+$(hide) $(KATI_MAKEPARALLEL) $(KATI) --ninja --ninja_dir=$(PRODUCT_OUT) --ninja_suffix=$(KATI_NINJA_SUFFIX) --regen --ignore_dirty=$(OUT_DIR)/% --ignore_optional_include=$(OUT_DIR)/%.P --detect_android_echo --use_find_emulator -f build/core/main.mk $(KATI_TARGETS) --gen_all_targets BUILDING_WITH_NINJA=true
 
 KATI_CXX := $(CLANG_CXX) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS)
 KATI_LD := $(CLANG_CXX) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS)