diff --git a/gnu/packages/admin.scm b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
index 2e1c4d1ada..bb93f7efb1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
@@ -2758,7 +2758,7 @@ (define-public di
          (delete 'configure)            ; no configure script
          (add-before 'build 'setup-environment
            (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
-             (setenv "CC" "gcc")
+             (setenv "CC" ,(cc-for-target))
              (setenv "prefix" (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
              #t)))
        #:make-flags (list "--environment-overrides")))