diff --git a/depends/hosts/linux.mk b/depends/hosts/linux.mk
index 3805d2307..4895b1e30 100644
--- a/depends/hosts/linux.mk
+++ b/depends/hosts/linux.mk
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ linux_debug_CXXFLAGS=$(linux_debug_CFLAGS)
 linux_debug_CPPFLAGS=-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG -D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC
 
 ifeq (86,$(findstring 86,$(build_arch)))
-i686_linux_CC=gcc -m32
-i686_linux_CXX=g++ -m32
+i686_linux_CC=$(CC) -m32
+i686_linux_CXX=$(CXX) -m32
 i686_linux_AR=ar
 i686_linux_RANLIB=ranlib
 i686_linux_NM=nm
 i686_linux_STRIP=strip
 
-x86_64_linux_CC=gcc -m64
-x86_64_linux_CXX=g++ -m64
+x86_64_linux_CC=$(CC) -m64
+x86_64_linux_CXX=$(CXX) -m64
 x86_64_linux_AR=ar
 x86_64_linux_RANLIB=ranlib
 x86_64_linux_NM=nm