diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 94fa6f3..75083cf 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -191,6 +191,13 @@ common_defaults()
 			mb_host='any-host';
 		fi
 	fi
+
+	# fallback compiler recipe
+	if [ -n "$mb_compiler" ]; then
+		if ! [ -f $mb_project_dir/sysinfo/compiler/$mb_compiler.mk ]; then
+			mb_compiler='any-compiler'
+		fi
+	fi
 }
 
 
diff --git a/sysinfo/compiler/any-compiler.mk b/sysinfo/compiler/any-compiler.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c98621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysinfo/compiler/any-compiler.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILE)x,x)
+	CROSS_HOST	=
+	CROSS_HOST_SPEC =
+else
+	CROSS_HOST	=
+	CROSS_HOST_SPEC =
+endif
+
+
+ifeq ($(USER_CC)x,x)
+	CC	= $(NATIVE_CC) $(CROSS_HOST_SPEC)
+else
+	CC	= $(USER_CC) $(CROSS_HOST_SPEC)
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(USER_CPP)x,x)
+	CPP	= $(NATIVE_CC) $(CROSS_HOST_SPEC) -E
+else
+	CPP	= $(USER_CPP) $(CROSS_HOST_SPEC) -E
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(USER_CXX)x,x)
+	CXX	= $(NATIVE_CC) $(CROSS_HOST_SPEC) -std=c++
+else
+	CXX	= $(USER_CXX) $(CROSS_HOST_SPEC) -std=c++
+endif
+
+
+CFLAGS_PIC	= -fPIC