diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Demo/RISC-V-Qemu-virt_GCC/Makefile b/FreeRTOS/Demo/RISC-V-Qemu-virt_GCC/Makefile
index 4fe130b8e86..bc4cd0edb38 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS/Demo/RISC-V-Qemu-virt_GCC/Makefile
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Demo/RISC-V-Qemu-virt_GCC/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-CROSS   = riscv64-unknown-elf-
+# Toolchain prefix can be overridden, e.g.:
+#   make CROSS=riscv-none-elf-
+CROSS ?= riscv64-unknown-elf-
 CC      = $(CROSS)gcc
 OBJCOPY = $(CROSS)objcopy
 ARCH    = $(CROSS)ar