diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 9278a603d399..2bc63a361033 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ config DEFCONFIG_LIST
 	default "arch/$(SRCARCH)/configs/$(KBUILD_DEFCONFIG)"
 
 config CC_IS_GCC
-	def_bool $(success,$(CC) --version | head -n 1 | grep -q gcc)
+	def_bool $(success,echo "$(CC_VERSION_TEXT)" | grep -q gcc)
 
 config GCC_VERSION
 	int
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ config LD_VERSION
 	default $(shell,$(LD) --version | $(srctree)/scripts/ld-version.sh)
 
 config CC_IS_CLANG
-	def_bool $(success,$(CC) --version | head -n 1 | grep -q clang)
+	def_bool $(success,echo "$(CC_VERSION_TEXT)" | grep -q clang)
 
 config CLANG_VERSION
 	int