diff --git a/audio/cutmp3/Makefile b/audio/cutmp3/Makefile
index c35eabef1ad4..66a0f642889f 100644
--- a/audio/cutmp3/Makefile
+++ b/audio/cutmp3/Makefile
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ PORTDOCS=	README README.timetable USAGE
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
-post-patch:
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|gcc|${CC}|g' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
-
 post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDOCS:S,^,${WRKSRC}/,} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
diff --git a/audio/cutmp3/files/patch-Makefile b/audio/cutmp3/files/patch-Makefile
index 5fe1226f406d..8fb860c58088 100644
--- a/audio/cutmp3/files/patch-Makefile
+++ b/audio/cutmp3/files/patch-Makefile
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 -	gcc -O ${CFLAGS} -c mpglib.c
 -	gcc -O ${CFLAGS} -c main.c
 -	gcc main.o mpglib.o -o ${NAME} -lm -lreadline -lncurses
-+	cc -O ${CFLAGS} -c mpglib.c
-+	cc -O ${CFLAGS} -c main.c
-+	cc main.o mpglib.o -o ${NAME} -lm -lreadline -lncurses
++	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} -c mpglib.c
++	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} -c main.c
++	${CC} ${CFLAGS} main.o mpglib.o -o ${NAME} ${LDFLAGS} -lm -lreadline -lncurses
  
  i386:
 -	gcc -Wall -O -c mpglib.c