diff --git a/windows.mk b/windows.mk
index 79eed1d..306cb77 100644
--- a/windows.mk
+++ b/windows.mk
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ doit:
 	cp ../$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).tar.gz . && \
 	tar xfa $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).tar.gz && \
 	cd $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/ && \
-	PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(PWD)/tmp$(ARCH)/root/lib/pkgconfig lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all ./configure --host=$(HOST) --build=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --prefix=$(PWD)/tmp$(ARCH)/root LDFLAGS=-L$(PWD)/tmp$(ARCH)/root/lib CPPFLAGS=-I$(PWD)/tmp$(ARCH)/root/include && \
+	CC=$(HOST)-gcc PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(PWD)/tmp$(ARCH)/root/lib/pkgconfig lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all ./configure --host=$(HOST) --build=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --prefix=$(PWD)/tmp$(ARCH)/root LDFLAGS=-L$(PWD)/tmp$(ARCH)/root/lib CPPFLAGS=-I$(PWD)/tmp$(ARCH)/root/include && \
 	make install $(CHECK) && \
 	cp COPYING $(PWD)/tmp$(ARCH)/root/licenses/$(PACKAGE).txt && \
 	cd .. && \