diff --git a/makefiles/toolchain/gnu.inc.mk b/makefiles/toolchain/gnu.inc.mk
index a65d433c7d..7bf9e2f395 100644
--- a/makefiles/toolchain/gnu.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/toolchain/gnu.inc.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ ifeq ($(OBJCOPY),)
 $(warning objcopy not found. Hex file will not be created.)
 export OBJCOPY    = true
 endif
-export OBJDUMP    = $(PREFIX)objdump
+# Default to the native (g)objdump, helps when using toolchain from docker
+export OBJDUMP   ?= $(or $(shell command -v $(PREFIX)objdump || command -v gobjdump),objdump)
 # We use GDB for debugging
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/tools/gdb.inc.mk
diff --git a/makefiles/toolchain/llvm.inc.mk b/makefiles/toolchain/llvm.inc.mk
index f005ca7092..aac9c10ea9 100644
--- a/makefiles/toolchain/llvm.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/toolchain/llvm.inc.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ ifeq ($(OBJCOPY),)
 $(warning objcopy not found. Hex file will not be created.)
 export OBJCOPY     = true
 endif
-export OBJDUMP     = $(LLVMPREFIX)objdump
+# Default to the native (g)objdump, helps when using toolchain from docker
+export OBJDUMP    ?= $(or $(shell command -v $(LLVMPREFIX)objdump || command -v gobjdump),objdump)
 export SIZE        = $(LLVMPREFIX)size
 # LLVM lacks a binutils strip tool as well...
 #export STRIP      = $(LLVMPREFIX)strip