diff --git a/libwlocate/src/Makefile b/libwlocate/src/Makefile
index 0670ef31935c1ce711d5dbcc3a57568b7bb34b3d..c52fef53356a19e0168ce697b41c927c23e4cd52 100755
--- a/libwlocate/src/Makefile
+++ b/libwlocate/src/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CCOMPILER=gcc -Wall -fPIC -shared -Wno-unused -O2 -g0 -DNDEBUG -D_REENTRANT -DENV_LINUX -I. -I..
+CCOMPILER=$(CC) -Wall -fPIC -shared -Wno-unused -O2 -g0 -DNDEBUG -D_REENTRANT -DENV_LINUX -I. -I..
 
 SYSLIBRARIES= -lm