diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index 6db0795..ea28ca5 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -47,13 +47,17 @@
 	prebuilt/$(HOST_PREBUILT_TAG)/toolchain/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.x/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-
 endif
 
-TARGET_CC := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)gcc$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-TARGET_CXX := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)g++$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-TARGET_AR := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ar$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-TARGET_OBJCOPY := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)objcopy$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-TARGET_LD := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ld$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-TARGET_STRIP := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)strip$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-TARGET_STRIP_COMMAND = $(TARGET_STRIP) --strip-all $< -o $@
+# Only define these if there's actually a gcc in there.
+# The gcc toolchain does not exists for windows/cygwin. In this case, do not reference it.
+ifneq ($(wildcard $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)gcc$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)),)
+    TARGET_CC := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)gcc$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+    TARGET_CXX := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)g++$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+    TARGET_AR := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ar$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+    TARGET_OBJCOPY := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)objcopy$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+    TARGET_LD := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ld$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+    TARGET_STRIP := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)strip$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+    TARGET_STRIP_COMMAND = $(TARGET_STRIP) --strip-all $< -o $@
+endif
 
 TARGET_NO_UNDEFINED_LDFLAGS := -Wl,--no-undefined