diff --git a/scripts/dummy-tools/dummy-plugin-dir/include/plugin-version.h b/scripts/dummy-tools/dummy-plugin-dir/include/plugin-version.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/scripts/dummy-tools/gcc b/scripts/dummy-tools/gcc
index b2483149bbe5..7db825843435 100755
--- a/scripts/dummy-tools/gcc
+++ b/scripts/dummy-tools/gcc
@@ -96,12 +96,8 @@ fi
 
 # To set GCC_PLUGINS
 if arg_contain -print-file-name=plugin "$@"; then
-	plugin_dir=$(mktemp -d)
-
-	mkdir -p $plugin_dir/include
-	touch $plugin_dir/include/plugin-version.h
-
-	echo $plugin_dir
+	# Use $0 to find the in-tree dummy directory
+	echo "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")/dummy-plugin-dir"
 	exit 0
 fi