diff --git a/gnu/packages/compression.scm b/gnu/packages/compression.scm
index 568de1cfb2..a6b0273f76 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/compression.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/compression.scm
@@ -875,7 +875,8 @@ (define-public pigz
                       (symlink "pigz" (string-append bin  "/unpigz"))
                       (install-file "pigz.1" man)
                       #t))))
-       #:make-flags (list "CC=gcc")
+       #:make-flags
+       (list ,(string-append "CC=" (cc-for-target)))
        #:test-target "tests"))
     (inputs `(("zlib" ,zlib)))
     (home-page "https://zlib.net/pigz/")