diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e9e8c2f26..6f3d17d11 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ ifndef USE_LIBA
   $(error Makefile.PLATFORM should define USE_LIBA)
 endif
 
+HOSTCC = gcc
+
 # Flags - Header search path
 SFLAGS += -Ilib -I.
 
diff --git a/kandinsky/Makefile b/kandinsky/Makefile
index bf493bf65..9640ce7fa 100644
--- a/kandinsky/Makefile
+++ b/kandinsky/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ kandinsky/src/font.c: kandinsky/fonts/rasterizer
 
 kandinsky/fonts/rasterizer: kandinsky/fonts/rasterizer.c
 	@echo "HOSTCC  $@"
-	gcc $(RASTERIZER_CFLAGS) $< $(RASTERIZER_LDFLAGS) -o $@
+	@$(HOSTCC) $(RASTERIZER_CFLAGS) $< $(RASTERIZER_LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
 products += $(font_files) kandinsky/fonts/rasterizer