diff --git a/recipes-bsp/barebox/barebox.inc b/recipes-bsp/barebox/barebox.inc
index 26005f2..ed9fcea 100644
--- a/recipes-bsp/barebox/barebox.inc
+++ b/recipes-bsp/barebox/barebox.inc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ do_compile () {
 	unset LDFLAGS
 	unset CFLAGS
 	unset CPPFLAGS
-	oe_runmake
+	oe_runmake CC="$CC"
 }
 
 do_deploy () {