diff --git a/srcpkgs/s-nail/template b/srcpkgs/s-nail/template
index ab61a2b903e..8642b92ca96 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/s-nail/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/s-nail/template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ provides="mail-${version}_${revision}"
 replaces="mail>=0"
 
 do_build() {
-	make PREFIX=/usr SYSCONFDIR=/etc SID= NAIL=mail BINDIR=/usr/bin MANDIR=/usr/share/man \
+	make CC=$CC PREFIX=/usr SYSCONFDIR=/etc SID= NAIL=mail BINDIR=/usr/bin MANDIR=/usr/share/man \
 		MAILSPOOL=/var/spool/mail XPAGER=less WANT_IDNA=1 WANT_AUTOCC=0 SENDMAIL=/usr/bin/sendmail \
 		config
 	make CC=$CC ${makejobs} build