diff --git a/x11/9box/Makefile b/x11/9box/Makefile
index 1cdb6f469ace..ac66bd541601 100644
--- a/x11/9box/Makefile
+++ b/x11/9box/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ USE_GMAKE=	yes
 BUILD_WRKSRC=	${WRKSRC}/src
 
 post-patch:
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|%%X11BASE%%|${X11BASE}|g' \
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|%%X11BASE%%|${X11BASE}|g; \
+		s|%%CC%%|${CC}|g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/src/Makefile
 
 do-install:
diff --git a/x11/9box/files/patch-src::Makefile b/x11/9box/files/patch-src::Makefile
index 6391a9423197..68e2c34d4905 100644
--- a/x11/9box/files/patch-src::Makefile
+++ b/x11/9box/files/patch-src::Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --- src/Makefile.orig	Tue Oct 29 17:20:46 2002
 +++ src/Makefile	Wed Jul 23 21:35:39 2003
 @@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-+CC?=		cc
++CC=		%%CC%%
 +CFLAGS+=	-g -I. -I%%X11BASE%%/include
 +LIBS+=		-L%%X11BASE%%/lib -lX11
 +