diff --git a/os-prober.changes b/os-prober.changes
index 9ff2e78..e9b6be3 100644
--- a/os-prober.changes
+++ b/os-prober.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 30 15:53:26 UTC 2011 - uli@suse.com
+
+- cross-build fix: use %__cc macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul 12 13:08:58 UTC 2011 - aj@suse.de
 
diff --git a/os-prober.spec b/os-prober.spec
index 2c40957..589fa05 100644
--- a/os-prober.spec
+++ b/os-prober.spec
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ distributions can be added easily.
 %patch1 -p1
 
 %build
-make %{?_smp_mflags} CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
+make %{?_smp_mflags} CC="%__cc" CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
 
 %install
 install -m 0755 -d %{buildroot}%{_bindir}