diff --git a/targets/x86_64/SConscript b/targets/x86_64/SConscript
index b57b0fc..67f680f 100644
--- a/targets/x86_64/SConscript
+++ b/targets/x86_64/SConscript
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ def get_crt_object(name: str) -> str:
     cmd = [kernel_env['CXX']]
     cmd.extend(kernel_env['CXXFLAGS'])
     cmd.append(f'-print-file-name={name}')
-    result = subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-    return result.stdout.decode('utf-8').strip()
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+        return result.stdout.decode('utf-8').strip()
+    except:
+        return "XXX_COULD_NOT_BE_DETERMINED_XXX" # TODO: better error handling?
 
 crtbegin_o = get_crt_object('crtbegin.o')
 crtend_o = get_crt_object('crtend.o')