diff --git a/include/cmake.mk b/include/cmake.mk
index a5ba7d31bf..1f764ab955 100644
--- a/include/cmake.mk
+++ b/include/cmake.mk
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ define Host/Configure/Default
 		LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
 		cmake \
 			-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+			-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="$(HOSTCC)" \
+			-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="$(HOSTCXX)" \
 			-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE="-DNDEBUG" \
 			-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE="-DNDEBUG" \
 			-DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS:STRING="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \