diff --git a/dosfstools.changes b/dosfstools.changes
index 9283098..73411e9 100644
--- a/dosfstools.changes
+++ b/dosfstools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 30 14:51:02 UTC 2011 - uli@suse.com
+
+- cross-build fix: use %__cc macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Sep 18 17:17:12 UTC 2011 - jengelh@medozas.de
 
diff --git a/dosfstools.spec b/dosfstools.spec
index 6329f4f..0602cdc 100644
--- a/dosfstools.spec
+++ b/dosfstools.spec
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ drives or on floppies.
 %patch3 -p1
 
 %build
-make OPTFLAGS="-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE $RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{?_smp_mflags}
+make CC="%__cc" OPTFLAGS="-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE $RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
 %makeinstall