diff --git a/src/librustc_target/spec/apple_ios_base.rs b/src/librustc_target/spec/apple_ios_base.rs
index 3068ed8d206c..40cc7f420106 100644
--- a/src/librustc_target/spec/apple_ios_base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_target/spec/apple_ios_base.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::env;
 use std::io;
 use std::process::Command;
 use crate::spec::{LinkArgs, LinkerFlavor, TargetOptions};
@@ -27,6 +28,12 @@ impl Arch {
 }
 
 pub fn get_sdk_root(sdk_name: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+    if let Some(sdkroot) = env::var("SDKROOT").ok() {
+        let sdkroot_path = Path::new(sdkroot);
+        if sdkroot_path.is_absolute() && sdkroot_path != Path::new("/") && sdkroot_path.exists() {
+            return Ok(sdkroot);
+        }
+    }
     let res = Command::new("xcrun")
                       .arg("--show-sdk-path")
                       .arg("-sdk")