diff --git a/src/luajit.mk b/src/luajit.mk
index ef69f8db..73457e96 100644
--- a/src/luajit.mk
+++ b/src/luajit.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $(PKG)_DEPS     := gcc dlfcn-win32
 
 define $(PKG)_BUILD
     $(MAKE) -C '$(1)' -j '$(JOBS)' \
-        HOST_CC='gcc -m$(BITS)' CROSS='$(TARGET)-' \
+        HOST_CC='$(BUILD_CC) -m$(BITS)' CROSS='$(TARGET)-' \
         TARGET_SYS=Windows BUILDMODE=static \
         PREFIX='$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)' \
         FILE_T=luajit.exe \
diff --git a/src/ocaml-core.mk b/src/ocaml-core.mk
index 6e313205..d587716e 100644
--- a/src/ocaml-core.mk
+++ b/src/ocaml-core.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ define $(PKG)_BUILD
       -bindir '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/bin' \
       -libdir '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/lib/ocaml' \
       -no-tk \
-      -cc "gcc -m32" \
+      -cc "$(BUILD_CC) -m32" \
       -no-shared-libs \
       -host '$(TARGET)' \
       -x11lib /usr/lib \