diff --git a/libretro/Makefile b/libretro/Makefile
index f2b4c886..33db15c1 100644
--- a/libretro/Makefile
+++ b/libretro/Makefile
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ else
    CXXFLAGS += $(LTO)
    LDFLAGS += $(LTO)
    TARGET := $(TARGET_NAME)_libretro.dll
-   CC = gcc
-   CXX = g++
+   CC ?= gcc
+   CXX ?= g++
    SHARED := -shared -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -s -Wl,--version-script=link.T
    CXXFLAGS += -D__WIN32__
 endif