diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 9fe9e715f5..d2eee52452 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -186,8 +186,6 @@ VERSION_SUFFIX=$TARGET_ARCH
 check_path
 check_config
 
-setup_toolchain target
-
 SILENT_OUT=3
 VERBOSE_OUT=4
 if [ "$VERBOSE" = yes ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 8615db6b63..8bc2246374 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
+setup_toolchain target
+
 if [ -z "$1" ]; then
   echo "usage: $0 package_name[:<host|target|init|bootstrap>]"
   exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index c869901e4a..2ac027f655 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 show_config
 
+setup_toolchain target
+
 $SCRIPTS/checkdeps
 $SCRIPTS/build toolchain
 $SCRIPTS/build squashfs:host