diff --git a/srcpkgs/nss/template b/srcpkgs/nss/template
index 911174c2423..b5600578b7b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nss/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nss/template
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ do_build() {
 
 	cd nss
 	# Build nsinstall for host.
-	make ${_use64} -C coreconf
+	make CC=$BUILD_CC LD=$BUILD_LD CFLAGS=$BUILD_CFLAGS LDFLAGS=$BUILD_LDFLAGS \
+		${_use64} -C coreconf
 
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in