diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/IAR-FindBinUtils.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/IAR-FindBinUtils.cmake
index e8f5e6b309b9ca4680f379c6ebc576fc0f197b46..7fc6b597702e046891fb444f65426b0524a8ed44 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/IAR-FindBinUtils.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/IAR-FindBinUtils.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ if(NOT DEFINED _CMAKE_PROCESSING_LANGUAGE OR _CMAKE_PROCESSING_LANGUAGE STREQUAL
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Internal error: _CMAKE_PROCESSING_LANGUAGE is not set")
 endif()
 
-# Try to find tools in the same directory as Clang itself
+# Try to find tools in the same directory as the compiler itself
 get_filename_component(__iar_hint_1 "${CMAKE_${_CMAKE_PROCESSING_LANGUAGE}_COMPILER}" REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(__iar_hint_1 "${__iar_hint_1}" DIRECTORY)
 
@@ -12,20 +12,23 @@ set(__iar_hints "${__iar_hint_1}" "${__iar_hint_2}")
 
 if("${CMAKE_${_CMAKE_PROCESSING_LANGUAGE}_COMPILER_ARCHITECTURE_ID}" STREQUAL "ARM" OR
    "${CMAKE_${_CMAKE_PROCESSING_LANGUAGE}_COMPILER_ARCHITECTURE_ID}" STREQUAL "RX")
-   # could allow using normal binutils ar, since objects are normal ELF files?
-  find_program(CMAKE_IAR_LINKER ilink${CMAKE_${_CMAKE_PROCESSING_LANGUAGE}_COMPILER_ARCHITECTURE_ID}.exe HINTS ${__iar_hints}
+
+  string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_${_CMAKE_PROCESSING_LANGUAGE}_COMPILER_ARCHITECTURE_ID}" _archid_lower)
+
+  # Find linker
+  find_program(CMAKE_IAR_LINKER ilink${_archid_lower} HINTS ${__iar_hints}
       DOC "The IAR ILINK linker")
-  find_program(CMAKE_IAR_ARCHIVE iarchive.exe HINTS ${__iar_hints}
+  find_program(CMAKE_IAR_ARCHIVE iarchive HINTS ${__iar_hints}
       DOC "The IAR archiver")
 
-  # find auxiliary tools
-  find_program(CMAKE_IAR_ELFTOOL ielftool.exe HINTS ${__iar_hints}
+  # Find utility tools
+  find_program(CMAKE_IAR_ELFTOOL ielftool HINTS ${__iar_hints}
       DOC "The IAR ELF Tool")
-    find_program(CMAKE_IAR_ELFDUMP ielfdump${CMAKE_${_CMAKE_PROCESSING_LANGUAGE}_COMPILER_ARCHITECTURE_ID}.exe HINTS ${__iar_hints}
+    find_program(CMAKE_IAR_ELFDUMP ielfdump${_archid_lower} HINTS ${__iar_hints}
       DOC "The IAR ELF Dumper")
-  find_program(CMAKE_IAR_OBJMANIP iobjmanip.exe HINTS ${__iar_hints}
+  find_program(CMAKE_IAR_OBJMANIP iobjmanip HINTS ${__iar_hints}
       DOC "The IAR ELF Object Tool")
-  find_program(CMAKE_IAR_SYMEXPORT isymexport.exe HINTS ${__iar_hints}
+  find_program(CMAKE_IAR_SYMEXPORT isymexport HINTS ${__iar_hints}
       DOC "The IAR Absolute Symbol Exporter")
   mark_as_advanced(CMAKE_IAR_LINKER CMAKE_IAR_ARCHIVE CMAKE_IAR_ELFTOOL CMAKE_IAR_ELFDUMP CMAKE_IAR_OBJMANIP CMAKE_IAR_SYMEXPORT)
 
@@ -41,9 +44,9 @@ set(CMAKE_IAR_LINKER \"${CMAKE_IAR_LINKER}\")
 elseif("${CMAKE_${_CMAKE_PROCESSING_LANGUAGE}_COMPILER_ARCHITECTURE_ID}" STREQUAL "AVR")
 
   # For AVR and AVR32, IAR uses the "xlink" linker and the "xar" archiver:
-  find_program(CMAKE_IAR_LINKER xlink.exe HINTS ${__iar_hints}
+  find_program(CMAKE_IAR_LINKER xlink HINTS ${__iar_hints}
       DOC "The IAR XLINK linker")
-  find_program(CMAKE_IAR_AR xar.exe HINTS ${__iar_hints}
+  find_program(CMAKE_IAR_AR xar HINTS ${__iar_hints}
       DOC "The IAR archiver")
   mark_as_advanced(CMAKE_IAR_LINKER CMAKE_IAR_AR)