diff --git a/packages/tools/crust/package.mk b/packages/tools/crust/package.mk
index 44ab7d8210..957b27c996 100644
--- a/packages/tools/crust/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/crust/package.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ make_target() {
   # Boards with a PMIC need to disable CONFIG_PMIC_SHUTDOWN to get CIR wakeup from suspend
   echo "CONFIG_PMIC_SHUTDOWN=n" >> configs/${CRUST_CONFIG}
   echo "CONFIG_CIR=y" >> configs/${CRUST_CONFIG}
-  make ${CRUST_CONFIG}
+  make ${CRUST_CONFIG} BUILDCC=host-gcc
   make scp
 }