diff --git a/package/patch-cmdline/Makefile b/package/patch-cmdline/Makefile
index ab334588e88..70dc1ea69f0 100644
--- a/package/patch-cmdline/Makefile
+++ b/package/patch-cmdline/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ define Build/Prepare
 endef
 
 define Build/Compile
-	$(CC) -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME).c
+	$(TARGET_CC) -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME).c
 endef
 
 define Package/patch-cmdline/install