diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/misc/CMakeLists.txt b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/misc/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/misc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/misc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
   Support
   )
 
-if(LLVM_USE_HOST_TOOLS)
+set(CLANG_MAKE_CONFUSABLE_TABLE "clang-make-confusable-table" CACHE
+  STRING "Host clang-make-confusable-table executable. Saves building if cross-compiling.")
+
+if(NOT CLANG_MAKE_CONFUSABLE_TABLE STREQUAL "clang-make-confusable-table")
+  set(make_confusable_table ${CLANG_MAKE_CONFUSABLE_TABLE})
+  set(make_confusable_table_target ${CLANG_MAKE_CONFUSABLE_TABLE})
+elseif(LLVM_USE_HOST_TOOLS)
   build_native_tool(clang-make-confusable-table make_confusable_table)
   set(make_confusable_table_target "${make_confusable_table}")
 else()