diff --git a/srcpkgs/nspr/template b/srcpkgs/nspr/template
index 110081aaa5a..ea70b49ba5b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nspr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nspr/template
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ do_configure() {
 		--includedir=/usr/include/nspr --enable-optimize \
 		--enable-debug --enable-ipv6 ${_args}
 }
-
+do_build() {
+	make CC=$CC CXX=$CXX ${makejobs}
+}
 post_install() {
 	ln -s nspr.pc ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig/mozilla-nspr.pc
 	rm -r ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/{compile-et.pl,prerr.properties} \