diff --git a/srcpkgs/unclutter-xfixes/template b/srcpkgs/unclutter-xfixes/template
index d8e921ad36a..48e449cf0f9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/unclutter-xfixes/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/unclutter-xfixes/template
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ conflicts="unclutter>=0"
 
 CPPFLAGS="-D__VERSION=\\\"$version\\\""
 
+pre_build() {
+	sed -i Makefile -e "s;CC = gcc;CC = $CC;"
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }