diff --git a/pigz.changes b/pigz.changes
index 410351c..2292861 100644
--- a/pigz.changes
+++ b/pigz.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 30 15:54:33 UTC 2011 - uli@suse.com
+
+- cross-build workaround: use fake cc script to work around build
+  system that does not honor CC
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jun  2 12:20:22 CEST 2011 - visnov@suse.cz
 
diff --git a/pigz.spec b/pigz.spec
index dded9f9..2093dc0 100644
--- a/pigz.spec
+++ b/pigz.spec
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ multi-core machines
 
 %build
 export MYCFLAGS="${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}"
+echo -e "#!/bin/bash\nexec %__cc \"\$@\"" >cc
+chmod 755 cc
+export PATH=.:$PATH
 %{__make} CFLAGS="$MYCFLAGS" PREFIX=%{_prefix} LIBDIR=%{_libdir}
 
 %install