diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcss/template b/srcpkgs/libcss/template
index aa5a89eadba..9eb928e5890 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcss/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcss/template
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ distfiles="http://download.netsurf-browser.org/libs/releases/${pkgname}-${versio
 checksum=31b08f6f2259366ccad8b455440f364dc33e7dc78cdb0cf4905da56d5372f613
 
 do_build() {
-	make ${makejobs} COMPONENT_TYPE=lib-shared PREFIX=/usr
-	make ${makejobs} COMPONENT_TYPE=lib-static PREFIX=/usr
+	make ${makejobs} HOST_CC=cc COMPONENT_TYPE=lib-shared PREFIX=/usr
+	make ${makejobs} HOST_CC=cc COMPONENT_TYPE=lib-static PREFIX=/usr
 }
 
 do_install() {