diff --git a/make_helpers/toolchains/host.mk b/make_helpers/toolchains/host.mk
index fe3fc1c..733c289 100644
--- a/make_helpers/toolchains/host.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/toolchains/host.mk
@@ -1,14 +1,39 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
+host-name := host
+
+host-cc := $(HOSTCC)
 host-cc-default := gcc
+host-cc-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+host-cpp := $(HOSTCPP)
 host-cpp-default := gcc
+host-cpp-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+host-as := $(HOSTAS)
 host-as-default := gcc
+host-as-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+host-ld := $(HOSTLD)
 host-ld-default := gcc
+host-ld-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+host-oc := $(HOSTOC)
 host-oc-default := objcopy
+host-oc-id-default := gnu-objcopy
+
+host-od := $(HOSTOD)
 host-od-default := objdump
+host-od-id-default := gnu-objdump
+
+host-ar := $(HOSTAR)
 host-ar-default := gcc-ar
+host-ar-id-default := gnu-ar
+
+host-dtc := $(HOSTDTC)
 host-dtc-default := dtc
+host-dtc-id-default := generic-dtc