diff --git a/sys-libs/newlib/newlib-4.5.0.20241231-r1.ebuild b/sys-libs/newlib/newlib-4.5.0.20241231-r1.ebuild
index aa9e918916343..0415314423fa6 100644
--- a/sys-libs/newlib/newlib-4.5.0.20241231-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/newlib/newlib-4.5.0.20241231-r1.ebuild
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ src_install() {
 			"${ED}/usr/${CTARGET}/include/newlib-nano/newlib.h" || die
 	fi
 
-	strip-lto-bytecode
+	CHOST=${CTARGET} strip-lto-bytecode
 
 	# minor hack to keep things clean
 	rm -rf "${D}"/usr/share/info || die
diff --git a/sys-libs/newlib/newlib-9999.ebuild b/sys-libs/newlib/newlib-9999.ebuild
index aa9e918916343..0415314423fa6 100644
--- a/sys-libs/newlib/newlib-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/newlib/newlib-9999.ebuild
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ src_install() {
 			"${ED}/usr/${CTARGET}/include/newlib-nano/newlib.h" || die
 	fi
 
-	strip-lto-bytecode
+	CHOST=${CTARGET} strip-lto-bytecode
 
 	# minor hack to keep things clean
 	rm -rf "${D}"/usr/share/info || die