diff --git a/srcpkgs/latencytop/patches/use_cc.patch b/srcpkgs/latencytop/patches/use_cc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e289abf26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/latencytop/patches/use_cc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- /home/aviator/.vim/backups/Makefile~	2009-04-28 09:37:54.000000000 -0400
++++ Makefile	2016-06-19 16:04:19.885405164 -0400
+@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
+ 
+ # We write explicity this "implicit rule"
+ %.o : %.c
+-	gcc -c $(CFLAGS) $(XCFLAGS) $< -o $@
++	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(XCFLAGS) $< -o $@
+ 
+ latencytop:  $(OBJS) latencytop.h Makefile
+-	gcc $(CFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LDF) -o latencytop 
++	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LDF) -o latencytop
+ 
+ clean:
+ 	rm -f *~ latencytop DEADJOE *.o