--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # <$Id: Makefile.in,v 3.43 2005/01/31 11:55:14 dillema Exp $>
 #
 
-CC = gcc
+CC = @CC@
 
 # These use the standard autoconf variables, which by default are
 # rooted in @prefix@
