diff --git a/devel/libnsutils/Makefile b/devel/libnsutils/Makefile
index 95f2265c1c96..3b7ea71940a5 100644
--- a/devel/libnsutils/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libnsutils/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 # Created by: Olivier Duchateau
 
 PORTNAME=	libnsutils
 PORTVERSION=	0.1.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	http://download.netsurf-browser.org/libs/releases/
 EXTRACT_SUFX=	-src.tar.gz
 
 MAINTAINER=	nc@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	NetSurf generalised utility library
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	netsurf-buildsystem>=1.5:devel/netsurf-buildsystem
 
 USES=		gmake
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
-MAKE_ENV=	COMPONENT_TYPE="lib-shared"
+MAKE_ENV=	BUILD_CC="${CC}" COMPONENT_TYPE="lib-shared"
 
 PLIST_SUB=	VERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libnsutils.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>