diff --git a/vars/gcc.vars b/vars/gcc.vars
index 77dff2d..fc7c406 100644
--- a/vars/gcc.vars
+++ b/vars/gcc.vars
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ pkgp_gcc_configure() {
 	if ! rtl_fileop rm "${PKG_BASE_DIR}/${PKG_BUILD_DIR}"		\
 	|| ! rtl_fileop mkdir "${PKG_BASE_DIR}/${PKG_BUILD_DIR}"	\
 	|| ! rtl_fileop cd "${PKG_BASE_DIR}/${PKG_BUILD_DIR}"		\
-	|| ! "../cbb-gcc-${PKG_VERSION}/configure" "${@}"		\
+	|| ! CC="${PKG_CC}" CXX="${PKG_CXX}"				\
+	     "../cbb-gcc-${PKG_VERSION}/configure" "${@}"		\
 			--disable-bootstrap				\
 			--disable-libmudflap				\
 			--disable-multilib				\