diff --git a/build/platform.simulator.mak b/build/platform.simulator.mak
index 9df4adfc9..55a857b80 100644
--- a/build/platform.simulator.mak
+++ b/build/platform.simulator.mak
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-TOOLCHAIN ?= host-clang
+TOOLCHAIN ?= host-gcc
 USE_LIBA = 0
 EXE = elf
 OS_WITH_ONBOARDING_APP ?= 0
diff --git a/build/toolchain.host-gcc.mak b/build/toolchain.host-gcc.mak
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..043d7dc59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/toolchain.host-gcc.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+CC = gcc
+CXX = g++
+LD = g++
+GDB = gdb