--- ohcount-4.0.0.orig/build
+++ ohcount-4.0.0/build
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # C compiler and flags
-cc="gcc -fPIC -g $CFLAGS $WARN -I$INC_DIR -L$LIB_DIR"
+cc="${CC:-gcc} -fPIC -g $CFLAGS $WARN -I$INC_DIR -L$LIB_DIR"
 
 # ARCHITECTURE
 arch=`ruby/print_arch`