diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index 2913d39ec8..90403037e6 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ config BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_8
 	default y if BR2_HOST_GCC_VERSION = "8"
 	select BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_7
 
+config BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_9
+	bool
+	default y if BR2_HOST_GCC_VERSION = "9"
+	select BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_8
+
 # When adding new entries above, be sure to update
 # the HOSTCC_MAX_VERSION variable in the Makefile.
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9e38e2cae3..40e71ffbf4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ export HOSTARCH := $(shell LC_ALL=C $(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE) -v 2>&1 | \
 
 # When adding a new host gcc version in Config.in,
 # update the HOSTCC_MAX_VERSION variable:
-HOSTCC_MAX_VERSION := 8
+HOSTCC_MAX_VERSION := 9
 
 HOSTCC_VERSION := $(shell V=$$($(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE) --version | \
 	sed -n -r 's/^.* ([0-9]*)\.([0-9]*)\.([0-9]*)[ ]*.*/\1 \2/p'); \