diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6fedcffba..3385836c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ export quiet Q KBUILD_VERBOSE
 # Look for make include files relative to root of kernel src
 MAKEFLAGS += --include-dir=$(srctree)
 
-HOSTCC  	= gcc
-HOSTCXX  	= g++
+HOSTCC		= cc
+HOSTCXX	= c++
 HOSTCFLAGS	:=
 HOSTCXXFLAGS	:=
 # We need some generic definitions
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ MAKEFLAGS += -rR
 # Make variables (CC, etc...)
 
 AS		= $(CROSS_COMPILE)as
-CC		= $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+CC		= $(CROSS_COMPILE)cc
 LD		= $(CC) -nostdlib
 CPP		= $(CC) -E
 AR		= $(CROSS_COMPILE)ar
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.IMA b/scripts/Makefile.IMA
index f155108d7..185257064 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.IMA
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.IMA
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ifndef HOSTCC
 HOSTCC = cc
 endif
 AS              = $(CROSS_COMPILE)as
-CC              = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+CC              = $(CROSS_COMPILE)cc
 LD              = $(CC) -nostdlib
 CPP             = $(CC) -E
 AR              = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ar