diff --git a/libt3key.changes b/libt3key.changes
index 591e689..c587343 100644
--- a/libt3key.changes
+++ b/libt3key.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb  7 22:07:19 UTC 2014 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Declare CC=gcc to ensure we build with gcc; seems make falls back
+  to 'c99' otherwise (instead of requiring posix_cc).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jun 10 12:46:54 UTC 2013 - jengelh@inai.de
 
diff --git a/libt3key.spec b/libt3key.spec
index e38cd2a..17395d1 100644
--- a/libt3key.spec
+++ b/libt3key.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libt3key
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ This subpackage contains the t3learnkeys and t3keyc programs.
 %setup -q
 
 %build
+export CC=gcc
 %configure --docdir="%_docdir/%name"
 make %{?_smp_mflags}