diff --git a/src/bootstrap/cc_detect.rs b/src/bootstrap/cc_detect.rs
index ec06e75ac4a..ade3bfed11f 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/cc_detect.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/cc_detect.rs
@@ -100,60 +100,64 @@ pub fn find(build: &Build) {
         .chain(iter::once(build.build))
         .collect::<HashSet<_>>();
     for target in targets.into_iter() {
-        let mut cfg = new_cc_build(build, target);
-        let config = build.config.target_config.get(&target);
-        if let Some(cc) = config.and_then(|c| c.cc.as_ref()) {
-            cfg.compiler(cc);
-        } else {
-            set_compiler(&mut cfg, Language::C, target, config, build);
-        }
+        find_target(build, target);
+    }
+}
 
+pub fn find_target(build: &Build, target: TargetSelection) {
+    let mut cfg = new_cc_build(build, target);
+    let config = build.config.target_config.get(&target);
+    if let Some(cc) = config.and_then(|c| c.cc.as_ref()) {
+        cfg.compiler(cc);
+    } else {
+        set_compiler(&mut cfg, Language::C, target, config, build);
+    }
+
+    let compiler = cfg.get_compiler();
+    let ar = if let ar @ Some(..) = config.and_then(|c| c.ar.clone()) {
+        ar
+    } else {
+        cc2ar(compiler.path(), target)
+    };
+
+    build.cc.borrow_mut().insert(target, compiler.clone());
+    let cflags = build.cflags(target, GitRepo::Rustc, CLang::C);
+
+    // If we use llvm-libunwind, we will need a C++ compiler as well for all targets
+    // We'll need one anyways if the target triple is also a host triple
+    let mut cfg = new_cc_build(build, target);
+    cfg.cpp(true);
+    let cxx_configured = if let Some(cxx) = config.and_then(|c| c.cxx.as_ref()) {
+        cfg.compiler(cxx);
+        true
+    } else if build.hosts.contains(&target) || build.build == target {
+        set_compiler(&mut cfg, Language::CPlusPlus, target, config, build);
+        true
+    } else {
+        // Use an auto-detected compiler (or one configured via `CXX_target_triple` env vars).
+        cfg.try_get_compiler().is_ok()
+    };
+
+    // for VxWorks, record CXX compiler which will be used in lib.rs:linker()
+    if cxx_configured || target.contains("vxworks") {
         let compiler = cfg.get_compiler();
-        let ar = if let ar @ Some(..) = config.and_then(|c| c.ar.clone()) {
-            ar
-        } else {
-            cc2ar(compiler.path(), target)
-        };
+        build.cxx.borrow_mut().insert(target, compiler);
+    }
 
-        build.cc.borrow_mut().insert(target, compiler.clone());
-        let cflags = build.cflags(target, GitRepo::Rustc, CLang::C);
+    build.verbose(&format!("CC_{} = {:?}", &target.triple, build.cc(target)));
+    build.verbose(&format!("CFLAGS_{} = {:?}", &target.triple, cflags));
+    if let Ok(cxx) = build.cxx(target) {
+        let cxxflags = build.cflags(target, GitRepo::Rustc, CLang::Cxx);
+        build.verbose(&format!("CXX_{} = {:?}", &target.triple, cxx));
+        build.verbose(&format!("CXXFLAGS_{} = {:?}", &target.triple, cxxflags));
+    }
+    if let Some(ar) = ar {
+        build.verbose(&format!("AR_{} = {:?}", &target.triple, ar));
+        build.ar.borrow_mut().insert(target, ar);
+    }
 
-        // If we use llvm-libunwind, we will need a C++ compiler as well for all targets
-        // We'll need one anyways if the target triple is also a host triple
-        let mut cfg = new_cc_build(build, target);
-        cfg.cpp(true);
-        let cxx_configured = if let Some(cxx) = config.and_then(|c| c.cxx.as_ref()) {
-            cfg.compiler(cxx);
-            true
-        } else if build.hosts.contains(&target) || build.build == target {
-            set_compiler(&mut cfg, Language::CPlusPlus, target, config, build);
-            true
-        } else {
-            // Use an auto-detected compiler (or one configured via `CXX_target_triple` env vars).
-            cfg.try_get_compiler().is_ok()
-        };
-
-        // for VxWorks, record CXX compiler which will be used in lib.rs:linker()
-        if cxx_configured || target.contains("vxworks") {
-            let compiler = cfg.get_compiler();
-            build.cxx.borrow_mut().insert(target, compiler);
-        }
-
-        build.verbose(&format!("CC_{} = {:?}", &target.triple, build.cc(target)));
-        build.verbose(&format!("CFLAGS_{} = {:?}", &target.triple, cflags));
-        if let Ok(cxx) = build.cxx(target) {
-            let cxxflags = build.cflags(target, GitRepo::Rustc, CLang::Cxx);
-            build.verbose(&format!("CXX_{} = {:?}", &target.triple, cxx));
-            build.verbose(&format!("CXXFLAGS_{} = {:?}", &target.triple, cxxflags));
-        }
-        if let Some(ar) = ar {
-            build.verbose(&format!("AR_{} = {:?}", &target.triple, ar));
-            build.ar.borrow_mut().insert(target, ar);
-        }
-
-        if let Some(ranlib) = config.and_then(|c| c.ranlib.clone()) {
-            build.ranlib.borrow_mut().insert(target, ranlib);
-        }
+    if let Some(ranlib) = config.and_then(|c| c.ranlib.clone()) {
+        build.ranlib.borrow_mut().insert(target, ranlib);
     }
 }