diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index d6810ea..9bd834a 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ CHIPDB_SUBDIR ?= icebox
 ifeq ($(MXE),1)
 EXE = .exe
 CXX = /usr/local/src/mxe/usr/bin/i686-w64-mingw32.static-gcc
+CC ?= $(CXX)
 PKG_CONFIG = /usr/local/src/mxe/usr/bin/i686-w64-mingw32.static-pkg-config
 endif