diff --git a/busybox-static.changes b/busybox-static.changes
index 43e4ea5..a624f34 100644
--- a/busybox-static.changes
+++ b/busybox-static.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 30 14:46:04 UTC 2011 - uli@suse.com
+
+- cross-build fix: use %__cc macro, set HOSTCC
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Sep 17 21:08:55 UTC 2011 - jengelh@medozas.de
 
diff --git a/busybox-static.spec b/busybox-static.spec
index 36cdc04..cdcee8f 100644
--- a/busybox-static.spec
+++ b/busybox-static.spec
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ find -name .gitignore | xargs rm -rf
 export VERBOSE=-v
 export BUILD_VERBOSE=2
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fno-strict-aliasing"
+export CC="%{__cc}"
+export HOSTCC=gcc
 # somehow uClibc prefers it's own ar.h header, so rename it
 mv include/ar.h include/b_ar.h
 sed -i -e 's/"ar.h"/"b_ar.h"/' archival/*.c archival/*/*.c
diff --git a/busybox.changes b/busybox.changes
index 8c35c6d..638a854 100644
--- a/busybox.changes
+++ b/busybox.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 30 14:45:39 UTC 2011 - uli@suse.com
+
+- cross-build fix: use %__cc macro, set HOSTCC
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Sep 17 21:08:48 UTC 2011 - jengelh@medozas.de
 
diff --git a/busybox.spec b/busybox.spec
index 12a99cb..428df50 100644
--- a/busybox.spec
+++ b/busybox.spec
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ find -name .gitignore | xargs rm -rf
 export VERBOSE=-v
 export BUILD_VERBOSE=2
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fno-strict-aliasing"
+export CC="%{__cc}"
+export HOSTCC=gcc
 make -e oldconfig
 make -e %{?_smp_mflags}
 make -e doc busybox.links %{?_smp_mflags}