diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/getscancodes/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/getscancodes/package.mk
index 283337a736..436f8e2b92 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/getscancodes/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/getscancodes/package.mk
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ PKG_SHORTDESC="Shows the scancode of the pressed or released key"
 PKG_LONGDESC="Shows the scancode of the pressed or released key"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
+PKG_MAKE_OPTS_TARGET="CC=$CC"
+
 makeinstall_target() {
   : # nop
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/getscancodes/patches/getscancodes-crosscompile.patch b/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/getscancodes/patches/getscancodes-crosscompile.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a830cbd1e3..0000000000
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/getscancodes/patches/getscancodes-crosscompile.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-From 06c160f28cceb32be4c8fcead3f33691a2469464 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Stefan Saraev <stefan@saraev.ca>
-Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 23:29:07 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] crosscompile
-
----
- Makefile |    1 -
- 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
-index 86ab501..355fb3d 100644
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ TARGET = getscancodes
- SOURCES = getscancodes.c
- 
- CFLAGS=-O2 -Wall
--CC=gcc
- 
- OBJECTS=$(SOURCES:.c=.o)
- 
--- 
-1.7.2.5
-