diff --git a/Makefile.unix b/Makefile.unix
index d58d678..6519b52 100644
--- a/Makefile.unix
+++ b/Makefile.unix
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-CC=gcc
 STRIP=strip
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 482217c..bfca454 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1266,7 +1266,8 @@ echo "XHYDRA_SUPPORT=$XHYDRA_SUPPORT" >> Makefile.in
 #fi
 echo "STRIP=$STRIP" >> Makefile.in
 echo >> Makefile.in
-cat Makefile.unix > Makefile
+echo "CC=$CC" > Makefile
+cat Makefile.unix >> Makefile
 cat Makefile.in >> Makefile
 # ignore errors if this uname call fails
 ### Current Cygwin is up to speed :-)