diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 981d0b8d8..b1961dd87 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -185,11 +185,14 @@ AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 dnl Compiler checks
 dnl ---------------
 
+if test -z "$CC"; then
+# No C compiler specified... We rely on Autoconf to find the best
+   AC_PROG_CC
+fi
+
 dnl Work on compiler options according to system:
 dnl Set default CFLAG - only use -Wall if we have gcc
 
-AC_PROG_CC(cc gcc)
-
 dnl the above AC_PROG_CC may set CFLAGS to "-O2 -g"
 if test "$enable_debug" = "no"; then
 	if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then