diff --git a/mupen64plus-rsp-hle/projects/unix/Makefile b/mupen64plus-rsp-hle/projects/unix/Makefile
index 918ef4f..27a58b4 100755
--- a/mupen64plus-rsp-hle/projects/unix/Makefile
+++ b/mupen64plus-rsp-hle/projects/unix/Makefile
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ endif
 endif
 
 # set base program pointers and flags
-CC       ?= $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+CC        = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
 RM       ?= rm -f
 INSTALL  ?= install
 MKDIR ?= mkdir -p