diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/sfm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/sfm/default.nix
index 808e64cdcce..800ea9419cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/sfm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/sfm/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postPatch = lib.optionalString (conf!=null) "cp ${configFile} config.def.h";
 
+  makeFlags = [ "CC:=$(CC)" ];
+
   installFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {