diff --git a/recipes/linux/cores-linux-x64-generic b/recipes/linux/cores-linux-x64-generic
index abba6cfa..581541ff 100644
--- a/recipes/linux/cores-linux-x64-generic
+++ b/recipes/linux/cores-linux-x64-generic
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ crocods libretro-crocods https://github.com/libretro/libretro-crocods.git master
 desmume libretro-desmume https://github.com/libretro/desmume.git master YES GENERIC Makefile.libretro desmume/src/frontend/libretro
 desmume2015 libretro-desmume2015 https://github.com/libretro/desmume2015.git master YES GENERIC Makefile.libretro desmume
 dinothawr libretro-dinothawr https://github.com/libretro/Dinothawr.git master YES GENERIC Makefile .
-dolphin libretro-dolphin https://github.com/libretro/dolphin.git master YES CMAKE Makefile build -DLIBRETRO=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release CXX=g++-7 CC=gcc-7
+dolphin libretro-dolphin https://github.com/libretro/dolphin.git master YES CMAKE Makefile build -DLIBRETRO=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release 
 dosbox libretro-dosbox https://github.com/libretro/dosbox-libretro.git master YES GENERIC Makefile.libretro .
 dosbox_svn libretro-dosbox_svn https://github.com/fr500/dosbox-svn libretro YES GENERIC Makefile.libretro libretro
 easyrpg libretro-easyrpg https://github.com/libretro/easyrpg-libretro.git master YES GENERIC Makefile.libretro builds/libretro
diff --git a/recipes/linux/cores-linux-x64-generic.conf b/recipes/linux/cores-linux-x64-generic.conf
index 2efe9fb2..34a3c7a5 100644
--- a/recipes/linux/cores-linux-x64-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/linux/cores-linux-x64-generic.conf
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ MAKEPORTABLE YES
 CORE_JOB YES
 MAKE make
 CMAKE cmake
+CXX=g++-7
+CC=gcc-7
 PATH /usr/lib/ccache