diff --git a/fdupes.changes b/fdupes.changes
index 34a4a33..87feb61 100644
--- a/fdupes.changes
+++ b/fdupes.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct  5 15:14:32 UTC 2011 - uli@suse.com
+
+- cross-build workaround: fake gcc script to work around build
+  system not honoring CC
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Sep 18 17:17:12 UTC 2011 - jengelh@medozas.de
 
diff --git a/fdupes.spec b/fdupes.spec
index 3b0b6bc..ed57bde 100644
--- a/fdupes.spec
+++ b/fdupes.spec
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ residing within specified directories
 %patch3 -p1 -b .endianness
 
 %build
+echo -e "#!/bin/bash\n`which %__cc` \"\$@\"" >gcc
+chmod 755 gcc
+export PATH=`pwd`:$PATH
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install