diff --git a/configure b/configure
index df666b377..0101d2567 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -899,6 +899,7 @@ echo "Creating config.mak"
 cat > config.mak << EOF
 # -------- Generated by configure -----------
 
+CC := $CC
 CXX := $CXX
 CXXFLAGS := $CXXFLAGS
 LD := $LD