diff --git a/devLib/Makefile b/devLib/Makefile
index ef94a28..ee1b456 100644
--- a/devLib/Makefile
+++ b/devLib/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ DYNAMIC=libwiringPiDev.so.$(VERSION)
 
 #DEBUG	= -g -O0
 DEBUG	= -O2
+CC	= gcc
 INCLUDE	= -I.
 DEFS	= -D_GNU_SOURCE
 CFLAGS	= $(DEBUG) $(DEFS) -Wformat=2 -Wall -Winline $(INCLUDE) -pipe -fPIC
diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
index edc9d4a..6d87885 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile
+++ b/examples/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ endif
 
 #DEBUG	= -g -O0
 DEBUG	= -O3
+CC	= gcc
 INCLUDE	= -I/usr/local/include
 CFLAGS	= $(DEBUG) -Wall $(INCLUDE) -Winline -pipe
 
diff --git a/gpio/Makefile b/gpio/Makefile
index d832c62..68e66e7 100644
--- a/gpio/Makefile
+++ b/gpio/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ endif
 
 #DEBUG	= -g -O0
 DEBUG	= -O2
+CC	= gcc
 INCLUDE	= -I$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/include
 CFLAGS	= $(DEBUG) -Wall -Wextra $(INCLUDE) -Winline -pipe
 
diff --git a/wiringPi/Makefile b/wiringPi/Makefile
index e6737bd..8ebe2a6 100644
--- a/wiringPi/Makefile
+++ b/wiringPi/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ DYNAMIC=libwiringPi.so.$(VERSION)
 
 #DEBUG	= -g -O0
 DEBUG	= -O2
+CC	= gcc
 INCLUDE	= -I.
 DEFS	= -D_GNU_SOURCE
 CFLAGS	= $(DEBUG) $(DEFS) -Wformat=2 -Wall -Wextra -Winline $(INCLUDE) -pipe -fPIC
diff --git a/wiringPiD/Makefile b/wiringPiD/Makefile
index 0dab6b3..2ec8156 100644
--- a/wiringPiD/Makefile
+++ b/wiringPiD/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ endif
 
 #DEBUG	= -g -O0
 DEBUG	= -O2
+CC	= gcc
 INCLUDE	= -I$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/include
 CFLAGS	= $(DEBUG) -Wall -Wextra $(INCLUDE) -Winline -pipe