diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/cdrtools/cdrtools-native_3.01.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/cdrtools/cdrtools-native_3.01.bb
index ff4d5ac441..0e0be62710 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/cdrtools/cdrtools-native_3.01.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/cdrtools/cdrtools-native_3.01.bb
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "ed282eb6276c4154ce6a0b5dee0bdb81940d0cbbfc7d03f769c4735ef5
 
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = "-e MAKEFLAGS="
 
+# Stop failures when 'cc' can't be found
+export ac_cv_prog_CC = "${CC}"
+
 inherit native
 
 PV = "3.01a31+really3.01"