diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.154.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.154.ebuild
index 7a9cab0fed5d9..2ad4e5070ba9b 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.154.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.154.ebuild
@@ -118,17 +118,19 @@ pkg_setup() {
 	BUILD_TARGETS="modules"
 
 	if linux_chkconfig_present CC_IS_CLANG; then
-		ewarn "Warning: building ${PN} with a clang-built kernel is experimental"
+		ewarn "Warning: clang-built kernel detected, using clang for modules (experimental)"
+		ewarn "Can use KERNEL_CC and KERNEL_LD environment variables to override if needed."
 
-		BUILD_PARAMS+=' CC=${CHOST}-clang'
+		tc-is-clang || : "${KERNEL_CC:=${CHOST}-clang}"
 		if linux_chkconfig_present LD_IS_LLD; then
-			BUILD_PARAMS+=' LD=ld.lld'
+			: "${KERNEL_LD:=ld.lld}"
 			if linux_chkconfig_present LTO_CLANG_THIN; then
 				# kernel enables cache by default leading to sandbox violations
 				BUILD_PARAMS+=' ldflags-y=--thinlto-cache-dir= LDFLAGS_MODULE=--thinlto-cache-dir='
 			fi
 		fi
 	fi
+	BUILD_PARAMS+=' ${KERNEL_CC:+CC="${KERNEL_CC}"} ${KERNEL_LD:+LD="${KERNEL_LD}"}'
 
 	if kernel_is -gt ${NV_KERNEL_MAX/./ }; then
 		ewarn "Kernel ${KV_MAJOR}.${KV_MINOR} is either known to break this version of ${PN}"
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.141.03.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.141.03.ebuild
index dbd9393ea0bf4..1a33c461bb33d 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.141.03.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.141.03.ebuild
@@ -120,17 +120,19 @@ pkg_setup() {
 	BUILD_TARGETS="modules"
 
 	if linux_chkconfig_present CC_IS_CLANG; then
-		ewarn "Warning: building ${PN} with a clang-built kernel is experimental"
+		ewarn "Warning: clang-built kernel detected, using clang for modules (experimental)"
+		ewarn "Can use KERNEL_CC and KERNEL_LD environment variables to override if needed."
 
-		BUILD_PARAMS+=' CC=${CHOST}-clang'
+		tc-is-clang || : "${KERNEL_CC:=${CHOST}-clang}"
 		if linux_chkconfig_present LD_IS_LLD; then
-			BUILD_PARAMS+=' LD=ld.lld'
+			: "${KERNEL_LD:=ld.lld}"
 			if linux_chkconfig_present LTO_CLANG_THIN; then
 				# kernel enables cache by default leading to sandbox violations
 				BUILD_PARAMS+=' ldflags-y=--thinlto-cache-dir= LDFLAGS_MODULE=--thinlto-cache-dir='
 			fi
 		fi
 	fi
+	BUILD_PARAMS+=' ${KERNEL_CC:+CC="${KERNEL_CC}"} ${KERNEL_LD:+LD="${KERNEL_LD}"}'
 
 	if kernel_is -gt ${NV_KERNEL_MAX/./ }; then
 		ewarn "Kernel ${KV_MAJOR}.${KV_MINOR} is either known to break this version of ${PN}"
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-510.85.02.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-510.85.02.ebuild
index 50cb0bbc6344d..f90467ba3060f 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-510.85.02.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-510.85.02.ebuild
@@ -123,17 +123,19 @@ pkg_setup() {
 	BUILD_TARGETS="modules"
 
 	if linux_chkconfig_present CC_IS_CLANG; then
-		ewarn "Warning: building ${PN} with a clang-built kernel is experimental"
+		ewarn "Warning: clang-built kernel detected, using clang for modules (experimental)"
+		ewarn "Can use KERNEL_CC and KERNEL_LD environment variables to override if needed."
 
-		BUILD_PARAMS+=' CC=${CHOST}-clang'
+		tc-is-clang || : "${KERNEL_CC:=${CHOST}-clang}"
 		if linux_chkconfig_present LD_IS_LLD; then
-			BUILD_PARAMS+=' LD=ld.lld'
+			: "${KERNEL_LD:=ld.lld}"
 			if linux_chkconfig_present LTO_CLANG_THIN; then
 				# kernel enables cache by default leading to sandbox violations
 				BUILD_PARAMS+=' ldflags-y=--thinlto-cache-dir= LDFLAGS_MODULE=--thinlto-cache-dir='
 			fi
 		fi
 	fi
+	BUILD_PARAMS+=' ${KERNEL_CC:+CC="${KERNEL_CC}"} ${KERNEL_LD:+LD="${KERNEL_LD}"}'
 
 	if kernel_is -gt ${NV_KERNEL_MAX/./ }; then
 		ewarn "Kernel ${KV_MAJOR}.${KV_MINOR} is either known to break this version of ${PN}"
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-515.49.15.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-515.49.15.ebuild
index 353d32365a63f..92a3dc232374a 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-515.49.15.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-515.49.15.ebuild
@@ -132,17 +132,19 @@ pkg_setup() {
 	BUILD_TARGETS="modules"
 
 	if linux_chkconfig_present CC_IS_CLANG; then
-		ewarn "Warning: building ${PN} with a clang-built kernel is experimental"
+		ewarn "Warning: clang-built kernel detected, using clang for modules (experimental)"
+		ewarn "Can use KERNEL_CC and KERNEL_LD environment variables to override if needed."
 
-		BUILD_PARAMS+=' CC=${CHOST}-clang'
+		tc-is-clang || : "${KERNEL_CC:=${CHOST}-clang}"
 		if linux_chkconfig_present LD_IS_LLD; then
-			BUILD_PARAMS+=' LD=ld.lld'
+			: "${KERNEL_LD:=ld.lld}"
 			if linux_chkconfig_present LTO_CLANG_THIN; then
 				# kernel enables cache by default leading to sandbox violations
 				BUILD_PARAMS+=' ldflags-y=--thinlto-cache-dir= LDFLAGS_MODULE=--thinlto-cache-dir='
 			fi
 		fi
 	fi
+	BUILD_PARAMS+=' ${KERNEL_CC:+CC="${KERNEL_CC}"} ${KERNEL_LD:+LD="${KERNEL_LD}"}'
 
 	if kernel_is -gt ${NV_KERNEL_MAX/./ }; then
 		ewarn "Kernel ${KV_MAJOR}.${KV_MINOR} is either known to break this version of ${PN}"
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-515.65.01.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-515.65.01.ebuild
index b90995aadf68f..7e9da0275ad54 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-515.65.01.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-515.65.01.ebuild
@@ -132,17 +132,19 @@ pkg_setup() {
 	BUILD_TARGETS="modules"
 
 	if linux_chkconfig_present CC_IS_CLANG; then
-		ewarn "Warning: building ${PN} with a clang-built kernel is experimental"
+		ewarn "Warning: clang-built kernel detected, using clang for modules (experimental)"
+		ewarn "Can use KERNEL_CC and KERNEL_LD environment variables to override if needed."
 
-		BUILD_PARAMS+=' CC=${CHOST}-clang'
+		tc-is-clang || : "${KERNEL_CC:=${CHOST}-clang}"
 		if linux_chkconfig_present LD_IS_LLD; then
-			BUILD_PARAMS+=' LD=ld.lld'
+			: "${KERNEL_LD:=ld.lld}"
 			if linux_chkconfig_present LTO_CLANG_THIN; then
 				# kernel enables cache by default leading to sandbox violations
 				BUILD_PARAMS+=' ldflags-y=--thinlto-cache-dir= LDFLAGS_MODULE=--thinlto-cache-dir='
 			fi
 		fi
 	fi
+	BUILD_PARAMS+=' ${KERNEL_CC:+CC="${KERNEL_CC}"} ${KERNEL_LD:+LD="${KERNEL_LD}"}'
 
 	if kernel_is -gt ${NV_KERNEL_MAX/./ }; then
 		ewarn "Kernel ${KV_MAJOR}.${KV_MINOR} is either known to break this version of ${PN}"
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-515.76.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-515.76.ebuild
index 66022f11b591c..b8881ceb9cd57 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-515.76.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-515.76.ebuild
@@ -132,17 +132,19 @@ pkg_setup() {
 	BUILD_TARGETS="modules"
 
 	if linux_chkconfig_present CC_IS_CLANG; then
-		ewarn "Warning: building ${PN} with a clang-built kernel is experimental"
+		ewarn "Warning: clang-built kernel detected, using clang for modules (experimental)"
+		ewarn "Can use KERNEL_CC and KERNEL_LD environment variables to override if needed."
 
-		BUILD_PARAMS+=' CC=${CHOST}-clang'
+		tc-is-clang || : "${KERNEL_CC:=${CHOST}-clang}"
 		if linux_chkconfig_present LD_IS_LLD; then
-			BUILD_PARAMS+=' LD=ld.lld'
+			: "${KERNEL_LD:=ld.lld}"
 			if linux_chkconfig_present LTO_CLANG_THIN; then
 				# kernel enables cache by default leading to sandbox violations
 				BUILD_PARAMS+=' ldflags-y=--thinlto-cache-dir= LDFLAGS_MODULE=--thinlto-cache-dir='
 			fi
 		fi
 	fi
+	BUILD_PARAMS+=' ${KERNEL_CC:+CC="${KERNEL_CC}"} ${KERNEL_LD:+LD="${KERNEL_LD}"}'
 
 	if kernel_is -gt ${NV_KERNEL_MAX/./ }; then
 		ewarn "Kernel ${KV_MAJOR}.${KV_MINOR} is either known to break this version of ${PN}"