diff --git a/build/core/init.mk b/build/core/init.mk
index cec6b03..2d30cac 100644
--- a/build/core/init.mk
+++ b/build/core/init.mk
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
 $(call ndk_log,HOST_TAG set to $(HOST_TAG))
 
 # Check for NDK-specific versions of our host tools
-HOST_TOOLS_ROOT := $(NDK_ROOT)/host-tools
+HOST_TOOLS_ROOT := $(NDK_ROOT)/prebuilt/$(HOST_TAG64)
 HOST_PREBUILT := $(strip $(wildcard $(HOST_TOOLS_ROOT)/bin))
 HOST_AWK := $(strip $(NDK_HOST_AWK))
 HOST_MAKE := $(strip $(NDK_HOST_MAKE))