Index: CMakeLists.txt
===================================================================
--- CMakeLists.txt
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
 # Run Under configuration for RunSafely.sh (will be set in lit.site.cfg)
 set(TEST_SUITE_RUN_UNDER "" CACHE STRING "RunSafely.sh run-under (-u) parameter")
 
+# Use host-compiled timeit instead of target-compiled timeit
+set(TEST_SUITE_HOST_TIMEIT "" CACHE STRING "Use host-compiled timeit instead of target-compiled timeit")
+
 # run type/benchmark size configuration (mostly for SPEC at the moment)
 set(TEST_SUITE_RUN_TYPE "train" CACHE STRING
     "Type of benchmark inputs (may be test,train or ref)")
Index: lit.cfg
===================================================================
--- lit.cfg
+++ lit.cfg
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@
         if stdout is not None or stderr is not None:
             raise Exception("separate stdout/stderr redirection not possible with traditional output")
     timeit = "%s/tools/timeit-target" % config.test_source_root
+    if config.host_timeit:
+        timeit = "%s/tools/timeit" % config.test_source_root
     timeout = "7200"
     if stdin is None:
         stdin = "/dev/null"
Index: lit.site.cfg.in
===================================================================
--- lit.site.cfg.in
+++ lit.site.cfg.in
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
 config.remote_user = "@TEST_SUITE_REMOTE_USER@"
 config.remote_port = "@TEST_SUITE_REMOTE_PORT@"
 config.run_under = "@TEST_SUITE_RUN_UNDER@"
+config.host_timeit = "@TEST_SUITE_HOST_TIMEIT@"
 
 lit_config.load_config(config, "@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/lit.cfg")