diff --git a/gnu/packages/wm.scm b/gnu/packages/wm.scm
index df4d3483ce..b21ac6f046 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/wm.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/wm.scm
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ (define-public cwm
         (base32 "022zld29qawd8gl700g4m24qa89il3aks397zkhh66wvzssdblzx"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:make-flags (list "CC=gcc"
+     `(#:make-flags (list (string-append "CC=" ,(cc-for-target))
                           (string-append "PREFIX=" %output))
        #:tests? #f
        #:phases