diff --git a/packages/devel/gmp/build b/packages/devel/gmp/build
index 033eafa979..4a0fa2e80b 100755
--- a/packages/devel/gmp/build
+++ b/packages/devel/gmp/build
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@
 
 export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC"
 export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -fexceptions"
+export CC_FOR_BUILD="$HOST_CC"
 
 cd $PKG_BUILD
-
 mkdir -p .objdir-target && cd .objdir-target
-
 ../configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
              --build=$HOST_NAME \
              --prefix=/usr \
@@ -41,4 +40,4 @@ mkdir -p .objdir-target && cd .objdir-target
              --disable-cxx \
 
 make
-$MAKEINSTALL
\ No newline at end of file
+$MAKEINSTALL