diff --git a/ports-mgmt/pkg/Makefile b/ports-mgmt/pkg/Makefile
index 29330e4650c8..c0c93e627623 100644
--- a/ports-mgmt/pkg/Makefile
+++ b/ports-mgmt/pkg/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 PORTDOCS=	NEWS
 PORTSCOUT=	ignore:1
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--mandir=${PREFIX}/man --prefix="${PREFIX}"
+CONFIGURE_ENV=	CC_FOR_BUILD="${CC}"
 
 # Use a submake as 'deinstall install' needs to reevaluate PKG_CMD
 # so that pkg-static is used from the wrkdir