diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 1a32a012..a3c6bcf0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ jobs:
         run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
 
       - name: Build the bootloader (LLVM)
-        run: ./bootstrap && ./configure FREESTANDING_TOOLCHAIN=llvm --enable-werror --enable-all && make all && make maintainer-clean
+        run: ./bootstrap && ./configure TOOLCHAIN_FOR_TARGET=llvm --enable-werror --enable-all && make all && make maintainer-clean
 
       - name: Build the bootloader (GNU, x86)
-        run: ./bootstrap && ./configure FREESTANDING_TOOLCHAIN=gnu --enable-werror --enable-bios --enable-uefi-ia32 --enable-uefi-x86_64 && make all && make maintainer-clean
+        run: ./bootstrap && ./configure TOOLCHAIN_FOR_TARGET=gnu --enable-werror --enable-bios --enable-uefi-ia32 --enable-uefi-x86_64 && make all && make maintainer-clean
 
       - name: Build the bootloader (GNU, aarch64)
-        run: ./bootstrap && ./configure FREESTANDING_TOOLCHAIN=aarch64-linux-gnu --enable-werror --enable-uefi-aarch64 && make all && make maintainer-clean
+        run: ./bootstrap && ./configure TOOLCHAIN_FOR_TARGET=aarch64-linux-gnu --enable-werror --enable-uefi-aarch64 && make all && make maintainer-clean
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 21aa7ade..25b368ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         run: mkdir -p build
 
       - name: Configure
-        run: cd build && ../configure --enable-all FREESTANDING_TOOLCHAIN=llvm
+        run: cd build && ../configure --enable-all TOOLCHAIN_FOR_TARGET=llvm
 
       - name: Build the bootloader
         run: make -C build
diff --git a/GNUmakefile.in b/GNUmakefile.in
index a3aaeeed..113e5d31 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile.in
+++ b/GNUmakefile.in
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ export LDFLAGS
 LIBS ?= @LIBS@
 export LIBS
 
-FREESTANDING_CFLAGS ?= @FREESTANDING_CFLAGS@
-export FREESTANDING_CFLAGS
-FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS ?= @FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS@
-export FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS
-FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS ?= @FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS@
-export FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS
+CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET ?= @CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET@
+export CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET
+CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET ?= @CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET@
+export CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET
+LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET ?= @LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET@
+export LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET
 
 override LIMINE_VERSION := @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 
diff --git a/common/GNUmakefile b/common/GNUmakefile
index 47f7f65b..3a96e11e 100644
--- a/common/GNUmakefile
+++ b/common/GNUmakefile
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ E9_OUTPUT ?= false
 
 override S2CFLAGS := -Os
 
-override BASE_CFLAGS := $(FREESTANDING_CFLAGS)
+override BASE_CFLAGS := $(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET)
 
-override FREESTANDING_CFLAGS += \
+override CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET += \
     -g \
     -std=gnu11 \
     -nostdinc \
@@ -49,31 +49,31 @@ override FREESTANDING_CFLAGS += \
     -Wshadow \
     -Wvla
 
-override FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS := \
+override CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET := \
     -I../freestanding-headers \
     -I'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/..' \
     -I. \
     -I.. \
-    $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) \
+    $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) \
     -DCOM_OUTPUT=$(COM_OUTPUT) \
     -DE9_OUTPUT=$(E9_OUTPUT) \
     -MMD
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),bios)
-    override FREESTANDING_CFLAGS += \
+    override CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET += \
         -fno-pie \
         -fno-pic \
         -m32 \
         -march=i686 \
         -mabi=sysv \
         -mno-80387
-    override FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS := \
-        $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) \
+    override CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET := \
+        $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) \
         -DBIOS
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-x86-64)
-    override FREESTANDING_CFLAGS += \
+    override CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET += \
         -fpie \
         -m64 \
         -march=x86-64 \
@@ -83,56 +83,56 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-x86-64)
         -mno-sse \
         -mno-sse2 \
         -mno-red-zone
-    override FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS := \
+    override CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET := \
         -I'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/inc' \
         -I'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/inc/x86_64' \
-        $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) \
+        $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) \
         -DUEFI \
         -DGNU_EFI_USE_MS_ABI
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-ia32)
-    override FREESTANDING_CFLAGS += \
+    override CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET += \
         -fpie \
         -m32 \
         -march=i686 \
         -mabi=sysv \
         -mno-80387
-    override FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS := \
+    override CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET := \
         -I'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/inc' \
         -I'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/inc/ia32' \
-        $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) \
+        $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) \
         -DUEFI
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-aarch64)
-    override FREESTANDING_CFLAGS += \
+    override CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET += \
         -fpie \
         -mgeneral-regs-only
-    override FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS := \
+    override CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET := \
         -I'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/inc' \
         -I'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/inc/aarch64' \
-        $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) \
+        $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) \
         -DUEFI
 endif
 
-override FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS += \
+override LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET += \
     -nostdlib \
     -z max-page-size=0x1000
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),bios)
-    override FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS += \
+    override LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET += \
         -m elf_i386 \
         -static \
         --build-id=sha1
 
-    ifeq ($(FREESTANDING_LD_HAS_NO_PIE),yes)
-        override FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS += -no-pie
+    ifeq ($(LD_FOR_TARGET_HAS_NO_PIE),yes)
+        override LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET += -no-pie
     endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-x86-64)
-    override FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS += \
+    override LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET += \
         -m elf_x86_64 \
         -static \
         -pie \
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-x86-64)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-ia32)
-    override FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS += \
+    override LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET += \
         -m elf_i386 \
         -static \
         -pie \
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-ia32)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-aarch64)
-    override FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS += \
+    override LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET += \
         -m aarch64elf \
         -static \
         -pie \
@@ -208,77 +208,77 @@ $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/stage2.bin.gz: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/stage2.
 	gzip -n -9 < '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' > '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/stage2.bin: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.sys
-	dd if='$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' bs=$$(( 0x$$("$(FREESTANDING_READELF)" -S '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.elf' | $(GREP) '\.text\.stage3' | $(SED) 's/^.*] //' | $(AWK) '{print $$3}' | $(SED) 's/^0*//') - 0xf000 )) count=1 of='$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' 2>/dev/null
+	dd if='$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' bs=$$(( 0x$$("$(READELF_FOR_TARGET)" -S '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.elf' | $(GREP) '\.text\.stage3' | $(SED) 's/^.*] //' | $(AWK) '{print $$3}' | $(SED) 's/^0*//') - 0xf000 )) count=1 of='$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' 2>/dev/null
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/stage2.map.o: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine_nomap.elf
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
 		'$(call SHESCAPE,$(SRCDIR))/gensyms.sh' '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' stage2 32 '\.text\.stage2'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) $(FREESTANDING_CFLAGS) $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/stage2.map.S' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/stage2.map.S' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 	rm -f '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/stage2.map.S' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/stage2.map.d'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.o: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine_nos3map.elf
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
 		'$(call SHESCAPE,$(SRCDIR))/gensyms.sh' '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' full 32 '\.text'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) $(FREESTANDING_CFLAGS) $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.S' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.S' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 	rm -f '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.S' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.d'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.sys: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine_stage2only.elf $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.elf
-	$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -O binary '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.elf' '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.elf' '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_stage2only.ld: linker_bios.ld.in
 	$(MKDIR_P) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) -x c -E -P -undef -DLINKER_STAGE2ONLY linker_bios.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_stage2only.ld'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) -x c -E -P -undef -DLINKER_STAGE2ONLY linker_bios.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_stage2only.ld'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine_stage2only.elf: $(OBJ_S2) ../libgcc-binaries/libgcc-i686.a
 	$(MAKE) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_stage2only.ld'
-	$(FREESTANDING_LD) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_stage2only.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' || \
+	$(LD_FOR_TARGET) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_stage2only.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' || \
 		( echo "This error may mean that stage 2 was trying to use stage 3 symbols before loading stage 3" && \
 		  false )
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nos2map.ld: linker_bios.ld.in
 	$(MKDIR_P) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) -x c -E -P -undef -DLINKER_NOMAP -DLINKER_NOS2MAP linker_bios.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nos2map.ld'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) -x c -E -P -undef -DLINKER_NOMAP -DLINKER_NOS2MAP linker_bios.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nos2map.ld'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine_nomap.elf: $(OBJ) ../libgcc-binaries/libgcc-i686.a
 	$(MAKE) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nos2map.ld'
-	$(FREESTANDING_LD) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nos2map.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
-	$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.bin'
+	$(LD_FOR_TARGET) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nos2map.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.bin'
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
-		$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -I binary $(OBJCOPY2ELF_FLAGS) build-id.s2.bin build-id.s2.o
-	$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.bin'
+		$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -I binary $(OBJCOPY2ELF_FLAGS) build-id.s2.bin build-id.s2.o
+	$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.bin'
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
-		$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -I binary $(OBJCOPY2ELF_FLAGS) build-id.s3.bin build-id.s3.o
-	$(FREESTANDING_LD) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.o' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.o' $(FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nos2map.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+		$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -I binary $(OBJCOPY2ELF_FLAGS) build-id.s3.bin build-id.s3.o
+	$(LD_FOR_TARGET) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.o' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.o' $(LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nos2map.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld: linker_bios.ld.in
 	$(MKDIR_P) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) -x c -E -P -undef -DLINKER_NOMAP linker_bios.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) -x c -E -P -undef -DLINKER_NOMAP linker_bios.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine_nos3map.elf: $(OBJ) ../libgcc-binaries/libgcc-i686.a $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/stage2.map.o
 	$(MAKE) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld'
-	$(FREESTANDING_LD) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
-	$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.bin'
+	$(LD_FOR_TARGET) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.bin'
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
-		$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -I binary $(OBJCOPY2ELF_FLAGS) build-id.s2.bin build-id.s2.o
-	$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.bin'
+		$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -I binary $(OBJCOPY2ELF_FLAGS) build-id.s2.bin build-id.s2.o
+	$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.bin'
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
-		$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -I binary $(OBJCOPY2ELF_FLAGS) build-id.s3.bin build-id.s3.o
-	$(FREESTANDING_LD) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.o' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.o' $(FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+		$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -I binary $(OBJCOPY2ELF_FLAGS) build-id.s3.bin build-id.s3.o
+	$(LD_FOR_TARGET) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.o' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.o' $(LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld: linker_bios.ld.in
 	$(MKDIR_P) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) -x c -E -P -undef linker_bios.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) -x c -E -P -undef linker_bios.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.elf: $(OBJ) ../libgcc-binaries/libgcc-i686.a $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/stage2.map.o $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.o
 	$(MAKE) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld'
-	$(FREESTANDING_LD) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
-	$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.bin'
+	$(LD_FOR_TARGET) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.bin'
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
-		$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -I binary $(OBJCOPY2ELF_FLAGS) build-id.s2.bin build-id.s2.o
-	$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.bin'
+		$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -I binary $(OBJCOPY2ELF_FLAGS) build-id.s2.bin build-id.s2.o
+	$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.bin'
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
-		$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -I binary $(OBJCOPY2ELF_FLAGS) build-id.s3.bin build-id.s3.o
-	$(FREESTANDING_LD) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.o' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.o' $(FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+		$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -I binary $(OBJCOPY2ELF_FLAGS) build-id.s3.bin build-id.s3.o
+	$(LD_FOR_TARGET) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s2.o' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/build-id.s3.o' $(LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 endif
 
@@ -291,39 +291,39 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-x86-64)
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.o: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine_nomap.elf
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
 		'$(call SHESCAPE,$(SRCDIR))/gensyms.sh' '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' full 64 '\.text'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) $(FREESTANDING_CFLAGS) $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.S' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.S' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 	rm -f '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.S' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.d'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/BOOTX64.EFI: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.elf
-	$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -O binary '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/crt0-efi-x86_64.o $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/reloc_x86_64.o: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi
 	unset CPPFLAGS; \
 	$(MAKE) -C '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi' \
-		CC="$(FREESTANDING_CC)" \
+		CC="$(CC_FOR_TARGET)" \
 		CFLAGS="$(BASE_CFLAGS)" \
 		CPPFLAGS='-nostdinc -I$(call SHESCAPE,$(SRCDIR))/../freestanding-headers' \
 		ARCH=x86_64
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld: linker_uefi_x86_64.ld.in
 	$(MKDIR_P) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) -x c -E -P -undef -DLINKER_NOMAP linker_uefi_x86_64.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) -x c -E -P -undef -DLINKER_NOMAP linker_uefi_x86_64.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine_nomap.elf: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/crt0-efi-x86_64.o $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/reloc_x86_64.o $(OBJ) ../libgcc-binaries/libgcc-x86_64-no-red-zone.a
 	$(MAKE) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld'
-	$(FREESTANDING_LD) \
+	$(LD_FOR_TARGET) \
 		-T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld' \
-		'$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS) -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+		'$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld: linker_uefi_x86_64.ld.in
 	$(MKDIR_P) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) -x c -E -P -undef linker_uefi_x86_64.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) -x c -E -P -undef linker_uefi_x86_64.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.elf: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/crt0-efi-x86_64.o $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/reloc_x86_64.o $(OBJ) ../libgcc-binaries/libgcc-x86_64-no-red-zone.a $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.o
 	$(MAKE) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld'
-	$(FREESTANDING_LD) \
+	$(LD_FOR_TARGET) \
 		-T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld' \
-		'$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS) -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+		'$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 endif
 
@@ -332,39 +332,39 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-aarch64)
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.o: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine_nomap.elf
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
 		'$(call SHESCAPE,$(SRCDIR))/gensyms.sh' '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' full 64 '\.text'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) $(FREESTANDING_CFLAGS) $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.S' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.S' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 	rm -f '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.S' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.d'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/BOOTAA64.EFI: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.elf
-	$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -O binary '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/crt0-efi-aarch64.o $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/reloc_aarch64.o: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi
 	unset CPPFLAGS; \
 	$(MAKE) -C '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi' \
-		CC="$(FREESTANDING_CC)" \
+		CC="$(CC_FOR_TARGET)" \
 		CFLAGS="$(BASE_CFLAGS)" \
 		CPPFLAGS='-nostdinc -I$(call SHESCAPE,$(SRCDIR))/../freestanding-headers' \
 		ARCH=aarch64
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld: linker_uefi_aarch64.ld.in
 	$(MKDIR_P) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) -x c -E -P -undef -DLINKER_NOMAP linker_uefi_aarch64.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) -x c -E -P -undef -DLINKER_NOMAP linker_uefi_aarch64.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine_nomap.elf: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/crt0-efi-aarch64.o $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/reloc_aarch64.o $(OBJ) ../libgcc-binaries/libgcc-aarch64.a
 	$(MAKE) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld'
-	$(FREESTANDING_LD) \
+	$(LD_FOR_TARGET) \
 		-T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld' \
-		'$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS) -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+		'$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld: linker_uefi_aarch64.ld.in
 	$(MKDIR_P) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) -x c -E -P -undef linker_uefi_aarch64.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) -x c -E -P -undef linker_uefi_aarch64.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.elf: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/crt0-efi-aarch64.o $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/reloc_aarch64.o $(OBJ) ../libgcc-binaries/libgcc-aarch64.a $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.o
 	$(MAKE) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld'
-	$(FREESTANDING_LD) \
+	$(LD_FOR_TARGET) \
 		-T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld' \
-		'$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS) -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+		'$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-ia32)
@@ -372,39 +372,39 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-ia32)
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.o: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine_nomap.elf
 	cd '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))' && \
 		'$(call SHESCAPE,$(SRCDIR))/gensyms.sh' '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' full 32 '\.text'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) $(FREESTANDING_CFLAGS) $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.S' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.S' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 	rm -f '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.S' '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.d'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/BOOTIA32.EFI: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.elf
-	$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -O binary '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/crt0-efi-ia32.o $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/reloc_ia32.o: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi
 	unset CPPFLAGS; \
 	$(MAKE) -C '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi' \
-		CC="$(FREESTANDING_CC)" \
+		CC="$(CC_FOR_TARGET)" \
 		CFLAGS="$(BASE_CFLAGS)" \
 		CPPFLAGS='-nostdinc -I$(call SHESCAPE,$(SRCDIR))/../freestanding-headers' \
 		ARCH=ia32
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld: linker_uefi_ia32.ld.in
 	$(MKDIR_P) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) -x c -E -P -undef -DLINKER_NOMAP linker_uefi_ia32.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) -x c -E -P -undef -DLINKER_NOMAP linker_uefi_ia32.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine_nomap.elf: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/crt0-efi-ia32.o $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/reloc_ia32.o $(OBJ) ../libgcc-binaries/libgcc-i686.a
 	$(MAKE) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld'
-	$(FREESTANDING_LD) \
+	$(LD_FOR_TARGET) \
 		-T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker_nomap.ld' \
-		'$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS) -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+		'$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld: linker_uefi_ia32.ld.in
 	$(MKDIR_P) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))'
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) -x c -E -P -undef linker_uefi_ia32.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) -x c -E -P -undef linker_uefi_ia32.ld.in -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine.elf: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/crt0-efi-ia32.o $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi/gnuefi/reloc_ia32.o $(OBJ) ../libgcc-binaries/libgcc-i686.a $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/full.map.o
 	$(MAKE) '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld'
-	$(FREESTANDING_LD) \
+	$(LD_FOR_TARGET) \
 		-T'$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/linker.ld' \
-		'$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS) -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+		'$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 endif
 
@@ -413,25 +413,25 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-x86-64)
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/%.o: %.c $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$$(dirname '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)')"
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) $(FREESTANDING_CFLAGS) $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-aarch64)
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/%.o: %.c $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$$(dirname '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)')"
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) $(FREESTANDING_CFLAGS) $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-ia32)
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/%.o: %.c $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/limine-efi
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$$(dirname '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)')"
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) $(FREESTANDING_CFLAGS) $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),bios)
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/%.o: %.c
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$$(dirname '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)')"
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) $(FREESTANDING_CFLAGS) $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 endif
 
 -include $(HEADER_DEPS)
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(TARGET),bios)
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/%.s2.o: %.s2.c
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$$(dirname '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)')"
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) $(FREESTANDING_CFLAGS) $(S2CFLAGS) $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) $(S2CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 endif
 
 -include $(HEADER_DEPS)
@@ -475,11 +475,11 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-aarch64)
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/%.o: %.asm_aarch64
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$$(dirname '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)')"
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) $(FREESTANDING_CFLAGS) $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) -x assembler-with-cpp -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -x assembler-with-cpp -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/%.o: %.asm_uefi_aarch64
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$$(dirname '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)')"
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) $(FREESTANDING_CFLAGS) $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) -x assembler-with-cpp -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -x assembler-with-cpp -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),uefi-ia32)
diff --git a/common/gensyms.sh b/common/gensyms.sh
index bee3f50a..db66d053 100755
--- a/common/gensyms.sh
+++ b/common/gensyms.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TMP4="$(mktemp)"
 
 trap "rm -f '$TMP1' '$TMP2' '$TMP3' '$TMP4'; trap - EXIT; exit" EXIT INT TERM QUIT HUP
 
-"$FREESTANDING_OBJDUMP" -t "$1" | ( "$SED" '/[[:<:]]d[[:>:]]/d' 2>/dev/null || "$SED" '/\bd\b/d' ) | sort > "$TMP1"
+"$OBJDUMP_FOR_TARGET" -t "$1" | ( "$SED" '/[[:<:]]d[[:>:]]/d' 2>/dev/null || "$SED" '/\bd\b/d' ) | sort > "$TMP1"
 "$GREP" "$4" < "$TMP1" | cut -d' ' -f1 > "$TMP2"
 "$GREP" "$4" < "$TMP1" | "$AWK" 'NF{ print $NF }' > "$TMP3"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 65828fe5..30b8b575 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -107,11 +107,18 @@ else
     $MKDIR_P "$BUILDDIR/toolchain-files"
     CC="$CC" \
         ARCHITECTURE=i686 \
+        FREESTANDING_TOOLCHAIN_SUFFIX="_FOR_TARGET" \
+        FREESTANDING_TOOLCHAIN="$TOOLCHAIN_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_CC=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_CC="$CC_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_LD=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_LD="$LD_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY="$OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_OBJDUMP=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_OBJDUMP="$OBJDUMP_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_READELF=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_READELF="$READELF_FOR_TARGET" \
         "$SRCDIR/freestanding-toolchain" >"$BUILDDIR/toolchain-files/bios-i686-toolchain.mk" || exit 1
     BUILD_BIOS="limine-bios"
     NEED_NASM=yes
@@ -133,10 +140,16 @@ else
     $MKDIR_P "$BUILDDIR/toolchain-files"
     CC="$CC" \
         ARCHITECTURE=i686 \
+        FREESTANDING_TOOLCHAIN_SUFFIX="_FOR_TARGET" \
+        FREESTANDING_TOOLCHAIN="$TOOLCHAIN_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_CC=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_CC="$CC_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_LD=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_LD="$LD_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY="$OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_OBJDUMP=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_OBJDUMP="$OBJDUMP_FOR_TARGET" \
         "$SRCDIR/freestanding-toolchain" >"$BUILDDIR/toolchain-files/uefi-i686-toolchain.mk" || exit 1
     BUILD_UEFI_IA32="limine-uefi-ia32"
     NEED_NASM=yes
@@ -156,10 +169,16 @@ else
     $MKDIR_P "$BUILDDIR/toolchain-files"
     CC="$CC" \
         ARCHITECTURE=x86_64 \
+        FREESTANDING_TOOLCHAIN_SUFFIX="_FOR_TARGET" \
+        FREESTANDING_TOOLCHAIN="$TOOLCHAIN_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_CC=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_CC="$CC_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_LD=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_LD="$LD_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY="$OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_OBJDUMP=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_OBJDUMP="$OBJDUMP_FOR_TARGET" \
         "$SRCDIR/freestanding-toolchain" >"$BUILDDIR/toolchain-files/uefi-x86_64-toolchain.mk" || exit 1
     BUILD_UEFI_X86_64="limine-uefi-x86-64"
     NEED_NASM=yes
@@ -179,10 +198,16 @@ else
     mkdir -p "$BUILDDIR/toolchain-files"
     CC="$CC" \
         ARCHITECTURE=aarch64 \
+        FREESTANDING_TOOLCHAIN_SUFFIX="_FOR_TARGET" \
+        FREESTANDING_TOOLCHAIN="$TOOLCHAIN_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_CC=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_CC="$CC_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_LD=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_LD="$LD_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY="$OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET" \
         WANT_FREESTANDING_OBJDUMP=yes \
+        FREESTANDING_OBJDUMP="$OBJDUMP_FOR_TARGET" \
         "$SRCDIR/freestanding-toolchain" >"$BUILDDIR/toolchain-files/uefi-aarch64-toolchain.mk" || exit 1
     BUILD_UEFI_AARCH64="limine-uefi-aarch64"
 fi
@@ -222,27 +247,27 @@ if test "x$NEED_GZIP" = "xyes"; then
     fi
 fi
 
-AC_ARG_VAR([FREESTANDING_TOOLCHAIN], [alternative toolchain prefix for Limine (or 'llvm', or 'gnu')])
-AC_ARG_VAR([FREESTANDING_CC], [C compiler command for Limine])
-AC_ARG_VAR([FREESTANDING_LD], [linker command for Limine])
-AC_ARG_VAR([FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY], [objcopy command for Limine])
-AC_ARG_VAR([FREESTANDING_OBJDUMP], [objdump command for Limine])
-AC_ARG_VAR([FREESTANDING_READELF], [readelf command for Limine])
+AC_ARG_VAR([TOOLCHAIN_FOR_TARGET], [alternative toolchain prefix for Limine (or 'llvm', or 'gnu')])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CC_FOR_TARGET], [C compiler command for Limine])
+AC_ARG_VAR([LD_FOR_TARGET], [linker command for Limine])
+AC_ARG_VAR([OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET], [objcopy command for Limine])
+AC_ARG_VAR([OBJDUMP_FOR_TARGET], [objdump command for Limine])
+AC_ARG_VAR([READELF_FOR_TARGET], [readelf command for Limine])
 
-m4_define([DEFAULT_FREESTANDING_CFLAGS], [-g -O2 -pipe -Wall -Wextra])
-AC_ARG_VAR([FREESTANDING_CFLAGS], [C flags for Limine @<:@default: ]DEFAULT_FREESTANDING_CFLAGS[@:>@])
-test "x$FREESTANDING_CFLAGS" = "x" && FREESTANDING_CFLAGS="DEFAULT_FREESTANDING_CFLAGS"
+m4_define([DEFAULT_CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET], [-g -O2 -pipe -Wall -Wextra])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET], [C flags for Limine @<:@default: ]DEFAULT_CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET[@:>@])
+test "x$CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET" = "x" && CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET="DEFAULT_CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET"
 if test "$werror_state" = "yes"; then
-    FREESTANDING_CFLAGS="$FREESTANDING_CFLAGS -Werror"
+    CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET="$CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET -Werror"
 fi
 
-m4_define([DEFAULT_FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS], [])
-AC_ARG_VAR([FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS], [C preprocessor flags for Limine @<:@default: ]DEFAULT_FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS[@:>@])
-test "x$FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS" = "x" && FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS="DEFAULT_FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS"
+m4_define([DEFAULT_CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET], [])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET], [C preprocessor flags for Limine @<:@default: ]DEFAULT_CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET[@:>@])
+test "x$CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET" = "x" && CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET="DEFAULT_CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET"
 
-m4_define([DEFAULT_FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS], [])
-AC_ARG_VAR([FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS], [Linker flags for Limine @<:@default: ]DEFAULT_FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS[@:>@])
-test "x$FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS" = "x" && FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS="DEFAULT_FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS"
+m4_define([DEFAULT_LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET], [])
+AC_ARG_VAR([LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET], [Linker flags for Limine @<:@default: ]DEFAULT_LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET[@:>@])
+test "x$LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET" = "x" && LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET="DEFAULT_LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET"
 
 LIMINE_COPYRIGHT=$($GREP Copyright "$SRCDIR/LICENSE")
 AC_SUBST([LIMINE_COPYRIGHT])
diff --git a/decompressor/GNUmakefile b/decompressor/GNUmakefile
index c1669c0d..3b8ba1b3 100644
--- a/decompressor/GNUmakefile
+++ b/decompressor/GNUmakefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ifeq ($(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR)),)
     $(error BUILDDIR not specified)
 endif
 
-override FREESTANDING_CFLAGS += \
+override CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET += \
     -Os \
     -std=gnu11 \
     -nostdinc \
@@ -33,22 +33,22 @@ override FREESTANDING_CFLAGS += \
     -Wshadow \
     -Wvla
 
-override FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS := \
+override CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET := \
     -I../freestanding-headers \
     -I./tinf \
     -I. \
-    $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) \
+    $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) \
     -MMD
 
-override FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS += \
+override LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET += \
     -m elf_i386 \
     -nostdlib \
     -z max-page-size=0x1000 \
     -static \
     -T linker.ld
 
-ifeq ($(FREESTANDING_LD_HAS_NO_PIE),yes)
-    override FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS += -no-pie
+ifeq ($(LD_FOR_TARGET_HAS_NO_PIE),yes)
+    override LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET += -no-pie
 endif
 
 override C_FILES := $(shell find . -type f -name '*.c')
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ override HEADER_DEPS := $(addprefix $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/, $(C_FILES:.c=
 all: $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/decompressor.bin
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/decompressor.bin: $(OBJ) ../libgcc-binaries/libgcc-i686.a
-	$(FREESTANDING_LD) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(FREESTANDING_LDFLAGS) -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/decompressor.elf'
-	$(FREESTANDING_OBJCOPY) -O binary '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/decompressor.elf' '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(LD_FOR_TARGET) '$(call OBJESCAPE,$^)' $(LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/decompressor.elf'
+	$(OBJCOPY_FOR_TARGET) -O binary '$(call SHESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/decompressor.elf' '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 -include $(HEADER_DEPS)
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/%.o: %.c
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$$(dirname '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)')"
-	$(FREESTANDING_CC) $(FREESTANDING_CFLAGS) $(FREESTANDING_CPPFLAGS) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
+	$(CC_FOR_TARGET) $(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -c '$(call SHESCAPE,$<)' -o '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)'
 
 $(call MKESCAPE,$(BUILDDIR))/%.o: %.asm
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$$(dirname '$(call SHESCAPE,$@)')"
diff --git a/test/GNUmakefile b/test/GNUmakefile
index 8af3af8f..e0ffcdd9 100644
--- a/test/GNUmakefile
+++ b/test/GNUmakefile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 include $(TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
 
-override CC := $(FREESTANDING_CC)
+override CC := $(CC_FOR_TARGET)
 CFLAGS = -O2 -g -Wall -Wextra
 LDFLAGS =
-override LD := $(FREESTANDING_LD)
+override LD := $(LD_FOR_TARGET)
 override QEMU := qemu-system-x86_64
 QEMUFLAGS = -m 1G -enable-kvm -cpu host
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ override INTERNALCFLAGS_MB  :=    \
 	-I..                 \
 	-I../common/protos
 
-ifneq ($(findstring 86,$(FREESTANDING_CC)),)
+ifneq ($(findstring 86,$(CC_FOR_TARGET)),)
 all: test.elf multiboot2.elf multiboot.elf
 else
 all: test.elf