diff --git a/packages/tools/crust/package.mk b/packages/tools/crust/package.mk
index 6043f7c89f..56353c7308 100644
--- a/packages/tools/crust/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/crust/package.mk
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ make_target() {
   echo "CONFIG_PMIC_SHUTDOWN=n" >> configs/${CRUST_CONFIG}
   echo "CONFIG_CIR=y" >> configs/${CRUST_CONFIG}
   echo "CONFIG_CEC=y" >> configs/${CRUST_CONFIG}
-  make ${CRUST_CONFIG}
+  make ${CRUST_CONFIG} BUILDCC=host-gcc
   make scp
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/crust/patches/fix-cc.patch b/packages/tools/crust/patches/fix-cc.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a71bdfb8a..0000000000
--- a/packages/tools/crust/patches/fix-cc.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/Makefile	2021-11-04 02:18:49.000000000 +0000
-+++ b/Makefile	2021-12-07 11:30:53.188269898 +0000
-@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
- TGT		 = $(OBJ)/scp
- 
- BUILDAR		 = ar
--BUILDCC		 = cc
-+BUILDCC		 = host-gcc
- 
- HOST_COMPILE	?= aarch64-linux-musl-
- HOSTAR		 = $(HOST_COMPILE)gcc-ar