diff --git a/config.sh b/config.sh
index 006758e19e19..97a7dba886a3 100644
--- a/config.sh
+++ b/config.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ else
     exit 1
 fi
 
-HOST_TRIPLE=$(rustc -vV | grep host | cut -d: -f2 | tr -d " ")
+HOST_TRIPLE=$($RUSTC -vV | grep host | cut -d: -f2 | tr -d " ")
 # TODO: remove $OVERWRITE_TARGET_TRIPLE when config.sh is removed.
 TARGET_TRIPLE="${OVERWRITE_TARGET_TRIPLE:-$HOST_TRIPLE}"