diff --git a/tbb.spec b/tbb.spec
index 1fa25cd..4c57ad8 100644
--- a/tbb.spec
+++ b/tbb.spec
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ sed -i '/^#!/d' python/tbb/{pool,test}.py
 
 %build
 make %{?_smp_mflags} tbb_build_prefix=obj stdver=c++14 \
+    compiler=%{__cc} \
     CXXFLAGS="%{optflags} -DDO_ITT_NOTIFY -DUSE_PTHREAD" \
     LDFLAGS="$RPM_LD_FLAGS -lpthread"
 for file in %{SOURCE6} %{SOURCE7} %{SOURCE8}; do
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ done
 . build/obj_release/tbbvars.sh
 pushd python
 make %{?_smp_mflags} -C rml stdver=c++14 \
+    compiler=%{__cc} \
     CPLUS_FLAGS="%{optflags} -DDO_ITT_NOTIFY -DUSE_PTHREAD" \
     LDFLAGS="$RPM_LD_FLAGS -lpthread"
 cp -p rml/libirml.so* .