diff --git a/config/bootstrap-lto-lean.mk b/config/bootstrap-lto-lean.mk
index 79cea50a4c6..42cb3394c70 100644
--- a/config/bootstrap-lto-lean.mk
+++ b/config/bootstrap-lto-lean.mk
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ STAGEfeedback_CFLAGS += -flto=jobserver
 # assumes the host supports the linker plugin
 LTO_AR = $$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/gcc-ar$(exeext) -B$$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/
 LTO_RANLIB = $$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/gcc-ranlib$(exeext) -B$$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/
+LTO_NM = $$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/gcc-nm$(exeext) -B$$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/
 
 LTO_EXPORTS = AR="$(LTO_AR)"; export AR; \
-	      RANLIB="$(LTO_RANLIB)"; export RANLIB;
-LTO_FLAGS_TO_PASS = AR="$(LTO_AR)" RANLIB="$(LTO_RANLIB)"
+	      RANLIB="$(LTO_RANLIB)"; export RANLIB; \
+	      NM="$(LTO_NM)"; export NM;
+LTO_FLAGS_TO_PASS = AR="$(LTO_AR)" RANLIB="$(LTO_RANLIB)" NM="$(LTO_NM)"
 
 do-compare = /bin/true
diff --git a/config/bootstrap-lto.mk b/config/bootstrap-lto.mk
index 4de07e5b226..1ddb1d870ba 100644
--- a/config/bootstrap-lto.mk
+++ b/config/bootstrap-lto.mk
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ STAGEfeedback_CFLAGS += -flto=jobserver -frandom-seed=1
 # assumes the host supports the linker plugin
 LTO_AR = $$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/gcc-ar$(exeext) -B$$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/
 LTO_RANLIB = $$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/gcc-ranlib$(exeext) -B$$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/
+LTO_NM = $$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/gcc-nm$(exeext) -B$$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/
 
 LTO_EXPORTS = AR="$(LTO_AR)"; export AR; \
-	      RANLIB="$(LTO_RANLIB)"; export RANLIB;
-LTO_FLAGS_TO_PASS = AR="$(LTO_AR)" RANLIB="$(LTO_RANLIB)"
+	      RANLIB="$(LTO_RANLIB)"; export RANLIB; \
+	      NM="$(LTO_NM)"; export NM;
+LTO_FLAGS_TO_PASS = AR="$(LTO_AR)" RANLIB="$(LTO_RANLIB)" NM="$(LTO_NM)"
 
 do-compare = $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/contrib/compare-lto $$f1 $$f2
 extra-compare = gcc/lto1$(exeext)