diff --git a/client/deps/hardnested/Makefile b/client/deps/hardnested/Makefile
index 483a3283b..079516977 100644
--- a/client/deps/hardnested/Makefile
+++ b/client/deps/hardnested/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ MYOBJS += $(MULTIARCHSRCS:%.c=$(OBJDIR)/%_NOSIMD.o) \
             $(MULTIARCHSRCS:%.c=$(OBJDIR)/%_AVX.o) \
             $(MULTIARCHSRCS:%.c=$(OBJDIR)/%_AVX2.o)
 
-SUPPORTS_AVX512 :=  $(shell echo | gcc -E -mavx512f - > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "True" )
+SUPPORTS_AVX512 :=  $(shell echo | $(CC) -E -mavx512f - > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "True" )
 
 HARD_SWITCH_NOSIMD = -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-avx -mno-avx2
 HARD_SWITCH_MMX = -mmmx -mno-sse2 -mno-avx -mno-avx2