diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a7d4c04..9479ec2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ PROGNAME=dump1090
 RTLSDR ?= yes
 BLADERF ?= yes
 
-CC=gcc
 CPPFLAGS += -DMODES_DUMP1090_VERSION=\"$(DUMP1090_VERSION)\" -DMODES_DUMP1090_VARIANT=\"dump1090-fa\"
 
 ifneq ($(HTMLPATH),"")