diff --git a/zlib.changes b/zlib.changes
index 9ddfce0..a7e09c7 100644
--- a/zlib.changes
+++ b/zlib.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct  4 09:10:46 UTC 2011 - uli@suse.com
+
+- cross-build fix: use %__cc macro (not %configure, this is not
+  autoconf)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Aug 26 18:36:11 UTC 2011 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/zlib.spec b/zlib.spec
index c15e23a..01ed0ff 100644
--- a/zlib.spec
+++ b/zlib.spec
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now"
 %if %{do_profiling}
 profiledir=$(mktemp -d)
 trap "rm -rf $profiledir" EXIT
-./configure --shared
+CC="%__cc" ./configure --shared
 %{__make} CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS %{cflags_profile_generate}=$profiledir" %{?_smp_mflags}
 time make check
 make clean
 %{__make} CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS %{cflags_profile_feedback}=$profiledir" %{?_smp_mflags}
 %else
 export CFLAGS="%optflags"
-./configure --shared
+CC="%__cc" ./configure --shared
 %{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}
 %endif