diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.alpha b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.alpha
index 0610e8dd082..117848295d7 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.alpha
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.alpha
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-TARGET_TUPLE=	alpha-unknown-freebsd
+TARGET_TUPLE?=	alpha-unknown-freebsd
 
 .if ${TARGET_ARCH} == "alpha"
 HOST=	${TARGET_TUPLE}
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.i386 b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.i386
index 4f58b2dcee6..2053a711560 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.i386
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.i386
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-TARGET_TUPLE=	i386-unknown-freebsd
+TARGET_TUPLE?=	i386-unknown-freebsd
 
 .if ${TARGET_ARCH} == "i386"
 HOST=	${TARGET_TUPLE}
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.powerpc b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.powerpc
index db715fcb065..ad6b63a0c50 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.powerpc
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.powerpc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-TARGET_TUPLE=	powerpc-unknown-freebsd
+TARGET_TUPLE?=	powerpc-unknown-freebsd
 
 .if ${TARGET_ARCH} == "powerpc"
 HOST=	${TARGET_TUPLE}
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.sparc64 b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.sparc64
index 19240e806c4..85fc16cc72f 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.sparc64
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile.sparc64
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-TARGET_TUPLE=	sparc64-unknown-freebsd
+TARGET_TUPLE?=	sparc64-unknown-freebsd
 
 .if ${TARGET_ARCH} == "sparc64"
 HOST=	${TARGET_TUPLE}