diff --git a/hmconv.changes b/hmconv.changes
index c0b7eef..f165e7f 100644
--- a/hmconv.changes
+++ b/hmconv.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct  5 14:38:21 UTC 2011 - uli@suse.com
+
+- cross-build fix: use %__cc macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 25 21:36:28 CET 2006 - mls@suse.de
 
diff --git a/hmconv.spec b/hmconv.spec
index bfad679..fa477c3 100644
--- a/hmconv.spec
+++ b/hmconv.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-# spec file for package hmconv (Version 1.0pl5)
+# spec file for package hmconv
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2009 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2011 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Authors:
 %build
 cp %{SOURCE1} .
 patch -p0 -i $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/hmconv.patch
-gcc $RPM_OPT_FLAGS -o hmconv hmconv.c
+%__cc $RPM_OPT_FLAGS -o hmconv hmconv.c
 
 %install
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/bin
@@ -60,16 +60,3 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_prefix}/bin/hmconv
 
 %changelog
-* Wed Jan 25 2006 mls@suse.de
-- converted neededforbuild to BuildRequires
-* Tue Apr 12 2005 mfabian@suse.de
-- fix build with gcc 4.
-* Sun Jan 11 2004 adrian@suse.de
-- add %%defattr
-* Fri Aug 30 2002 ro@suse.de
-- corrected changes file
-* Thu Jan 04 2001 violiet@susekorea.net
-- update to 1.0p15.
-- change COPYRIGHT: distributable.
-* Tue Nov 28 2000 violiet@susekorea.net
-- initial RPM release for SuSE Linux.