diff --git a/depends/packages/bdb.mk b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
index 2842cad90..ada63e50d 100644
--- a/depends/packages/bdb.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ endef
 endif
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  CCFLAGS=-std=gnu17 $(MAKE) libdb_cxx-6.2.a libdb-6.2.a
+  CFLAGS=-std=gnu17 $(MAKE) libdb_cxx-6.2.a libdb-6.2.a
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
diff --git a/depends/packages/libsodium.mk b/depends/packages/libsodium.mk
index ec3d74d15..c11e38785 100644
--- a/depends/packages/libsodium.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libsodium.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ define $(package)_config_cmds
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  CCFLAGS='-std=gnu17' $(MAKE)
+  CFLAGS='-std=gnu17' $(MAKE)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
diff --git a/util/build.sh b/util/build.sh
index 22bfd2f73..f9ddf99fa 100755
--- a/util/build.sh
+++ b/util/build.sh
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ as --version | tail -n1
 ld -v
 autoconf --version
 
-HOST="$HOST" BUILD="$BUILD" "$MAKE" CCFLAGS='-std=gnu17' "$@" -C ./depends/ V=1
+HOST="$HOST" BUILD="$BUILD" "$MAKE" CFLAGS='-std=gnu17' "$@" -C ./depends/ V=1
 
 time ./autogen.sh
 
-CONFIG_SITE="$PWD/depends/$HOST/share/config.site" ./configure "$HARDENING_ARG" "$LCOV_ARG" "$TEST_ARG" "$MINING_ARG" $CONFIGURE_FLAGS CXXFLAGS='-g' CCFLAGS='-std=gnu17'
+CONFIG_SITE="$PWD/depends/$HOST/share/config.site" ./configure "$HARDENING_ARG" "$LCOV_ARG" "$TEST_ARG" "$MINING_ARG" $CONFIGURE_FLAGS CXXFLAGS='-g' CFLAGS='-std=gnu17'
 
 # Build CryptoConditions stuff
 WD=$PWD