diff --git a/sysvinit.changes b/sysvinit.changes
index 4798832..af56e35 100644
--- a/sysvinit.changes
+++ b/sysvinit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct  4 08:51:19 UTC 2011 - uli@suse.com
+
+- cross-build fix: use %__cc, %configure macros
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Sep  8 15:20:30 UTC 2011 - giecrilj@stegny.2a.pl
 
diff --git a/sysvinit.spec b/sysvinit.spec
index e7a7f29..6c239ae 100644
--- a/sysvinit.spec
+++ b/sysvinit.spec
@@ -123,25 +123,25 @@ popd
 
 %build
   RPM_OPT_FLAGS="${RPM_OPT_FLAGS} -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -pipe"
-  CC=gcc
+  CC=%__cc
   export RPM_OPT_FLAGS CC
   make %{?_smp_mflags} WITH_SELINUX=yes DISTRO=SuSE
 pushd ../showconsole-%{SCVER}
-  make %{?_smp_mflags}
+  make %{?_smp_mflags} CC="%__cc"
 popd
 pushd ../killproc-%{KPVER}
-  make %{?_smp_mflags} INC="-I../showconsole-%{SCVER} -L../showconsole-%{SCVER}"
+  make %{?_smp_mflags} INC="-I../showconsole-%{SCVER} -L../showconsole-%{SCVER}" CC="%__cc"
 popd
 pushd ../powerd-%{PDVER}
 %ifnarch s390 s390x
-  ./configure --prefix= --bindir='$(DESTDIR)/sbin' \
+  %configure --prefix= --bindir='$(DESTDIR)/sbin' \
 	--mandir='$(DESTDIR)%{_mandir}' \
 	--sbindir='$(DESTDIR)/sbin'
   make %{?_smp_mflags} CFLAGS="-I../sysvinit-%{SIVER}dsf/src $RPM_OPT_FLAGS "
 %endif
 popd
 pushd ../startpar-%{START}
-  make %{?_smp_mflags} INC="-I../showconsole-%{SCVER} -L../showconsole-%{SCVER}"
+  make %{?_smp_mflags} INC="-I../showconsole-%{SCVER} -L../showconsole-%{SCVER}" CC="%__cc"
 popd
 
 %install