diff --git a/scripts/mkcompile_h b/scripts/mkcompile_h
index 82416a8..7ad6bf7 100755
--- a/scripts/mkcompile_h
+++ b/scripts/mkcompile_h
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@
 else
 	TIMESTAMP=$KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP
 fi
+if test -z "$KBUILD_BUILD_USER"; then
+	LINUX_COMPILE_BY=`whoami`
+else
+	LINUX_COMPILE_BY=$KBUILD_BUILD_USER
+fi
+if test -z "$KBUILD_BUILD_HOST"; then
+	LINUX_COMPILE_HOST=`hostname`
+else
+	LINUX_COMPILE_HOST=$KBUILD_BUILD_HOST
+fi
 
 UTS_VERSION="#$VERSION"
 CONFIG_FLAGS=""
@@ -63,8 +73,8 @@
 
   echo \#define UTS_VERSION \"`echo $UTS_VERSION | $UTS_TRUNCATE`\"
 
-  echo \#define LINUX_COMPILE_BY \"`whoami`\"
-  echo \#define LINUX_COMPILE_HOST \"`hostname | $UTS_TRUNCATE`\"
+  echo \#define LINUX_COMPILE_BY \"`echo $LINUX_COMPILE_BY | $UTS_TRUNCATE`\"
+  echo \#define LINUX_COMPILE_HOST \"`echo $LINUX_COMPILE_HOST | $UTS_TRUNCATE`\"
 
   echo \#define LINUX_COMPILER \"`$CC -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\"
 ) > .tmpcompile