diff --git a/srcpkgs/lockdev/template b/srcpkgs/lockdev/template
index 957d68cd97a..10763eaa7d4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lockdev/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lockdev/template
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ long_desc="
  _both_ FSSTND and SVr4 methods."
 
 do_build() {
-	make shared CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -D_PATH_LOCK=\\\"/run/lock/lockdev\\\" -fPIC"
-	make static CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -D_PATH_LOCK=\\\"/run/lock/lockdev\\\" -fPIC"
+	make CC="$CC" shared CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -D_PATH_LOCK=\\\"/run/lock/lockdev\\\" -fPIC"
+	make CC="$CC" static CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -D_PATH_LOCK=\\\"/run/lock/lockdev\\\" -fPIC"
 }
 
 do_install() {