diff --git a/core/clang/config.mk b/core/clang/config.mk
index 756bf497d0..330fd1cecf 100644
--- a/core/clang/config.mk
+++ b/core/clang/config.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ LLVM_LINK := $(LLVM_PREBUILTS_PATH)/llvm-link$(BUILD_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 CLANG_TBLGEN := $(BUILD_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/clang-tblgen$(BUILD_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 LLVM_TBLGEN := $(BUILD_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/llvm-tblgen$(BUILD_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 
+# RenderScript-specific tools
+# These are tied to the version of LLVM directly in external/, so they might
+# trail the host prebuilts being used for the rest of the build process.
+RS_LLVM_PREBUILTS_VERSION := 3.8
+RS_LLVM_PREBUILTS_BASE := prebuilts/clang/host
+RS_LLVM_PREBUILTS_PATH := $(RS_LLVM_PREBUILTS_BASE)/$(BUILD_OS)-x86/$(RS_LLVM_PREBUILTS_VERSION)/bin
+RS_LLVM_AS := $(RS_LLVM_PREBUILTS_PATH)/llvm-as$(BUILD_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+RS_LLVM_LINK := $(RS_LLVM_PREBUILTS_PATH)/llvm-link$(BUILD_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+
 # Clang flags for all host or target rules
 CLANG_CONFIG_EXTRA_ASFLAGS :=
 CLANG_CONFIG_EXTRA_CFLAGS :=