diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bdb915b..e217c47 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ cat << EOF > Makefile
 # Generated by '$0' on $(date).
 # This file should generally not be manually edited.
 
+CC = cc
 PREFIX = ${PREFIX}
 CFLAGS = ${CFLAGS}
 LDFLAGS = ${LDFLAGS}