diff --git a/testing/chntpw/APKBUILD b/testing/chntpw/APKBUILD
index 90d80eb8f1c..7fb753678af 100644
--- a/testing/chntpw/APKBUILD
+++ b/testing/chntpw/APKBUILD
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ prepare() {
 
 build() {
 	cd "$_builddir"
-	make CC="gcc" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DUSEOPENSSL" LIBS="-lcrypto" \
+	make CC="${CC:-gcc}" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DUSEOPENSSL" LIBS="-lcrypto" \
 		chntpw cpnt reged || return 1
 }