diff --git a/srcpkgs/LuaJIT/template b/srcpkgs/LuaJIT/template
index da60233a5ac..ebc5be103fb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/LuaJIT/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/LuaJIT/template
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ checksum=55be6cb2d101ed38acca32c5b1f99ae345904b365b642203194c585d27bebd79
 if [ "$XBPS_MACHINE" = "x86_64" -a "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends="cross-i686-pc-linux-gnu glibc-32bit"
 	_cross_cc="HOST_CC=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc"
+else
+	_cross_cc="HOST_CC=cc"
 fi
 
 do_build() {