diff --git a/src/bootstrap/builder.rs b/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
index 51663e93169..4369b64b739 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
@@ -577,6 +577,25 @@ impl<'a> Builder<'a> {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Similar to `compiler`, except handles the full-bootstrap option to
+    /// silently use the stage1 compiler instead of a stage2 compiler if one is
+    /// requested.
+    ///
+    /// Note that this does *not* have the side effect of creating
+    /// `compiler(stage, host)`, unlike `compiler` above which does have such
+    /// a side effect. The returned compiler here can only be used to compile
+    /// new artifacts, it can't be used to rely on the presence of a particular
+    /// sysroot.
+    ///
+    /// See `force_use_stage1` for documentation on what each argument is.
+    pub fn compiler_for(&self, stage: u32, host: Interned<String>, target: Interned<String>) -> Compiler {
+        if self.build.force_use_stage1(Compiler { stage, host }, target) {
+            self.compiler(1, self.config.build)
+        } else {
+            self.compiler(stage, host)
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn sysroot(&self, compiler: Compiler) -> Interned<PathBuf> {
         self.ensure(compile::Sysroot { compiler })
     }
@@ -750,11 +769,7 @@ impl<'a> Builder<'a> {
         // This is for the original compiler, but if we're forced to use stage 1, then
         // std/test/rustc stamps won't exist in stage 2, so we need to get those from stage 1, since
         // we copy the libs forward.
-        let cmp = if self.force_use_stage1(compiler, target) {
-            self.compiler(1, compiler.host)
-        } else {
-            compiler
-        };
+        let cmp = self.compiler_for(compiler.stage, compiler.host, target);
 
         let libstd_stamp = match cmd {
             "check" => check::libstd_stamp(self, cmp, target),
@@ -1371,7 +1386,7 @@ mod __test {
         assert_eq!(
             first(builder.cache.all::<dist::Std>()),
             &[dist::Std {
-                compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 2 },
+                compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                 target: a,
             },]
         );
@@ -1408,7 +1423,7 @@ mod __test {
             first(builder.cache.all::<dist::Std>()),
             &[
                 dist::Std {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 2 },
+                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: a,
                 },
                 dist::Std {
@@ -1455,11 +1470,11 @@ mod __test {
             first(builder.cache.all::<dist::Std>()),
             &[
                 dist::Std {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 2 },
+                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: a,
                 },
                 dist::Std {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 2 },
+                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: b,
                 },
             ]
@@ -1467,6 +1482,39 @@ mod __test {
         assert_eq!(first(builder.cache.all::<dist::Src>()), &[dist::Src]);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn dist_only_cross_host() {
+        let a = INTERNER.intern_str("A");
+        let b = INTERNER.intern_str("B");
+        let mut build = Build::new(configure(&["B"], &[]));
+        build.config.docs = false;
+        build.hosts = vec![b];
+        let mut builder = Builder::new(&build);
+        builder.run_step_descriptions(&Builder::get_step_descriptions(Kind::Dist), &[]);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            first(builder.cache.all::<dist::Rustc>()),
+            &[
+                dist::Rustc {
+                    compiler: Compiler { host: b, stage: 2 }
+                },
+            ]
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            first(builder.cache.all::<compile::Rustc>()),
+            &[
+                compile::Rustc {
+                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 0 },
+                    target: a,
+                },
+                compile::Rustc {
+                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
+                    target: b,
+                },
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn dist_with_targets_and_hosts() {
         let build = Build::new(configure(&["B"], &["C"]));
@@ -1508,11 +1556,11 @@ mod __test {
             first(builder.cache.all::<dist::Std>()),
             &[
                 dist::Std {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 2 },
+                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: a,
                 },
                 dist::Std {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 2 },
+                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: b,
                 },
                 dist::Std {
@@ -1557,11 +1605,11 @@ mod __test {
             first(builder.cache.all::<dist::Std>()),
             &[
                 dist::Std {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 2 },
+                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: a,
                 },
                 dist::Std {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 2 },
+                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: b,
                 },
                 dist::Std {
@@ -1608,11 +1656,11 @@ mod __test {
             first(builder.cache.all::<dist::Std>()),
             &[
                 dist::Std {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 2 },
+                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: a,
                 },
                 dist::Std {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 2 },
+                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: b,
                 },
             ]
@@ -1662,10 +1710,6 @@ mod __test {
                     compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: b,
                 },
-                compile::Test {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 2 },
-                    target: b,
-                },
             ]
         );
         assert_eq!(
@@ -1718,10 +1762,6 @@ mod __test {
                     compiler: Compiler { host: b, stage: 2 },
                     target: a,
                 },
-                compile::Rustc {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 0 },
-                    target: b,
-                },
                 compile::Rustc {
                     compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: b,
@@ -1756,10 +1796,6 @@ mod __test {
                     compiler: Compiler { host: b, stage: 2 },
                     target: a,
                 },
-                compile::Test {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 0 },
-                    target: b,
-                },
                 compile::Test {
                     compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: b,
@@ -1806,9 +1842,6 @@ mod __test {
                 compile::Assemble {
                     target_compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                 },
-                compile::Assemble {
-                    target_compiler: Compiler { host: b, stage: 1 },
-                },
                 compile::Assemble {
                     target_compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 2 },
                 },
@@ -1828,10 +1861,6 @@ mod __test {
                     compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: a,
                 },
-                compile::Rustc {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 0 },
-                    target: b,
-                },
                 compile::Rustc {
                     compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: b,
@@ -1858,10 +1887,6 @@ mod __test {
                     compiler: Compiler { host: b, stage: 2 },
                     target: a,
                 },
-                compile::Test {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 0 },
-                    target: b,
-                },
                 compile::Test {
                     compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: b,
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/compile.rs b/src/bootstrap/compile.rs
index 2da5e1c5902..057dcea7f24 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/compile.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/compile.rs
@@ -70,20 +70,20 @@ impl Step for Std {
 
         builder.ensure(StartupObjects { compiler, target });
 
-        if builder.force_use_stage1(compiler, target) {
-            let from = builder.compiler(1, builder.config.build);
+        let compiler_to_use = builder.compiler_for(compiler.stage, compiler.host, target);
+        if compiler_to_use != compiler {
             builder.ensure(Std {
-                compiler: from,
+                compiler: compiler_to_use,
                 target,
             });
-            builder.info(&format!("Uplifting stage1 std ({} -> {})", from.host, target));
+            builder.info(&format!("Uplifting stage1 std ({} -> {})", compiler_to_use.host, target));
 
             // Even if we're not building std this stage, the new sysroot must
             // still contain the third party objects needed by various targets.
             copy_third_party_objects(builder, &compiler, target);
 
             builder.ensure(StdLink {
-                compiler: from,
+                compiler: compiler_to_use,
                 target_compiler: compiler,
                 target,
             });
@@ -402,15 +402,16 @@ impl Step for Test {
             return;
         }
 
-        if builder.force_use_stage1(compiler, target) {
+        let compiler_to_use = builder.compiler_for(compiler.stage, compiler.host, target);
+        if compiler_to_use != compiler {
             builder.ensure(Test {
-                compiler: builder.compiler(1, builder.config.build),
+                compiler: compiler_to_use,
                 target,
             });
             builder.info(
                 &format!("Uplifting stage1 test ({} -> {})", builder.config.build, target));
             builder.ensure(TestLink {
-                compiler: builder.compiler(1, builder.config.build),
+                compiler: compiler_to_use,
                 target_compiler: compiler,
                 target,
             });
@@ -527,15 +528,16 @@ impl Step for Rustc {
             return;
         }
 
-        if builder.force_use_stage1(compiler, target) {
+        let compiler_to_use = builder.compiler_for(compiler.stage, compiler.host, target);
+        if compiler_to_use != compiler {
             builder.ensure(Rustc {
-                compiler: builder.compiler(1, builder.config.build),
+                compiler: compiler_to_use,
                 target,
             });
             builder.info(&format!("Uplifting stage1 rustc ({} -> {})",
                 builder.config.build, target));
             builder.ensure(RustcLink {
-                compiler: builder.compiler(1, builder.config.build),
+                compiler: compiler_to_use,
                 target_compiler: compiler,
                 target,
             });
@@ -691,9 +693,10 @@ impl Step for CodegenBackend {
             return;
         }
 
-        if builder.force_use_stage1(compiler, target) {
+        let compiler_to_use = builder.compiler_for(compiler.stage, compiler.host, target);
+        if compiler_to_use != compiler {
             builder.ensure(CodegenBackend {
-                compiler: builder.compiler(1, builder.config.build),
+                compiler: compiler_to_use,
                 target,
                 backend,
             });
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/dist.rs b/src/bootstrap/dist.rs
index b0616ff6691..8a96e9a27d8 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/dist.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/dist.rs
@@ -647,7 +647,11 @@ impl Step for Std {
 
     fn make_run(run: RunConfig<'_>) {
         run.builder.ensure(Std {
-            compiler: run.builder.compiler(run.builder.top_stage, run.builder.config.build),
+            compiler: run.builder.compiler_for(
+                run.builder.top_stage,
+                run.builder.config.build,
+                run.target,
+            ),
             target: run.target,
         });
     }
@@ -757,13 +761,10 @@ impl Step for Analysis {
 
         builder.ensure(Std { compiler, target });
 
-        // Package save-analysis from stage1 if not doing a full bootstrap, as the
-        // stage2 artifacts is simply copied from stage1 in that case.
-        let compiler = if builder.force_use_stage1(compiler, target) {
-            builder.compiler(1, compiler.host)
-        } else {
-            compiler.clone()
-        };
+        // Find the actual compiler (handling the full bootstrap option) which
+        // produced the save-analysis data because that data isn't copied
+        // through the sysroot uplifting.
+        let compiler = builder.compiler_for(compiler.stage, compiler.host, target);
 
         let image = tmpdir(builder).join(format!("{}-{}-image", name, target));
 
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/doc.rs b/src/bootstrap/doc.rs
index 9c3a17bff6b..7985abf1eb1 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/doc.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/doc.rs
@@ -475,12 +475,7 @@ impl Step for Std {
         builder.info(&format!("Documenting stage{} std ({})", stage, target));
         let out = builder.doc_out(target);
         t!(fs::create_dir_all(&out));
-        let compiler = builder.compiler(stage, builder.config.build);
-        let compiler = if builder.force_use_stage1(compiler, target) {
-            builder.compiler(1, compiler.host)
-        } else {
-            compiler
-        };
+        let compiler = builder.compiler_for(stage, builder.config.build, target);
 
         builder.ensure(compile::Std { compiler, target });
         let out_dir = builder.stage_out(compiler, Mode::Std)
@@ -563,12 +558,7 @@ impl Step for Test {
         builder.info(&format!("Documenting stage{} test ({})", stage, target));
         let out = builder.doc_out(target);
         t!(fs::create_dir_all(&out));
-        let compiler = builder.compiler(stage, builder.config.build);
-        let compiler = if builder.force_use_stage1(compiler, target) {
-            builder.compiler(1, compiler.host)
-        } else {
-            compiler
-        };
+        let compiler = builder.compiler_for(stage, builder.config.build, target);
 
         // Build libstd docs so that we generate relative links
         builder.ensure(Std { stage, target });
@@ -632,12 +622,7 @@ impl Step for WhitelistedRustc {
         builder.info(&format!("Documenting stage{} whitelisted compiler ({})", stage, target));
         let out = builder.doc_out(target);
         t!(fs::create_dir_all(&out));
-        let compiler = builder.compiler(stage, builder.config.build);
-        let compiler = if builder.force_use_stage1(compiler, target) {
-            builder.compiler(1, compiler.host)
-        } else {
-            compiler
-        };
+        let compiler = builder.compiler_for(stage, builder.config.build, target);
 
         // Build libstd docs so that we generate relative links
         builder.ensure(Std { stage, target });
@@ -706,12 +691,7 @@ impl Step for Rustc {
         t!(fs::create_dir_all(&out));
 
         // Get the correct compiler for this stage.
-        let compiler = builder.compiler(stage, builder.config.build);
-        let compiler = if builder.force_use_stage1(compiler, target) {
-            builder.compiler(1, compiler.host)
-        } else {
-            compiler
-        };
+        let compiler = builder.compiler_for(stage, builder.config.build, target);
 
         if !builder.config.compiler_docs {
             builder.info("\tskipping - compiler/librustdoc docs disabled");
@@ -807,12 +787,7 @@ impl Step for Rustdoc {
         t!(fs::create_dir_all(&out));
 
         // Get the correct compiler for this stage.
-        let compiler = builder.compiler(stage, builder.config.build);
-        let compiler = if builder.force_use_stage1(compiler, target) {
-            builder.compiler(1, compiler.host)
-        } else {
-            compiler
-        };
+        let compiler = builder.compiler_for(stage, builder.config.build, target);
 
         if !builder.config.compiler_docs {
             builder.info("\tskipping - compiler/librustdoc docs disabled");
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/test.rs b/src/bootstrap/test.rs
index 25d45fa5f40..51b23e5801a 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/test.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/test.rs
@@ -1707,15 +1707,11 @@ impl Step for Crate {
         builder.ensure(compile::Test { compiler, target });
         builder.ensure(RemoteCopyLibs { compiler, target });
 
-        // If we're not doing a full bootstrap but we're testing a stage2 version of
-        // libstd, then what we're actually testing is the libstd produced in
-        // stage1. Reflect that here by updating the compiler that we're working
-        // with automatically.
-        let compiler = if builder.force_use_stage1(compiler, target) {
-            builder.compiler(1, compiler.host)
-        } else {
-            compiler.clone()
-        };
+        // If we're not doing a full bootstrap but we're testing a stage2
+        // version of libstd, then what we're actually testing is the libstd
+        // produced in stage1. Reflect that here by updating the compiler that
+        // we're working with automatically.
+        let compiler = builder.compiler_for(compiler.stage, compiler.host, target);
 
         let mut cargo = builder.cargo(compiler, mode, target, test_kind.subcommand());
         match mode {