diff --git a/hostap-utils.changes b/hostap-utils.changes
index a27d5d0..a7f955c 100644
--- a/hostap-utils.changes
+++ b/hostap-utils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 30 15:23:26 UTC 2011 - uli@suse.com
+
+- cross-build fix: use %__cc macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Oct 31 12:37:02 UTC 2010 - jengelh@medozas.de
 
diff --git a/hostap-utils.spec b/hostap-utils.spec
index 0dd33d1..bcdf035 100644
--- a/hostap-utils.spec
+++ b/hostap-utils.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-# spec file for package hostap-utils (Version 0.4.7)
+# spec file for package hostap-utils
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2010 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2011 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
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Authors:
 %patch -p1
 
 %build
-CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" make %{?_smp_mflags}
+CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" CC="%{__cc}" make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_sbindir}