diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9c218500a..22666c5d6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ $(LUALIB):
 ifdef EMULATE_READER
 	make -C $(LUADIR)
 else
-	make -C $(LUADIR) HOST_CC="$(HOSTCC) -m32" CROSS="$(HOST)-" TARGET_FLAGS="$(SYSROOT) -DLUAJIT_NO_LOG2 -DLUAJIT_NO_EXP2"
+	make -C $(LUADIR) CC="$(HOSTCC)" HOST_CC="$(HOSTCC) -m32" CROSS="$(HOST)-" TARGET_FLAGS="$(SYSROOT) -DLUAJIT_NO_LOG2 -DLUAJIT_NO_EXP2"
 endif
 
 thirdparty: $(MUPDFLIBS) $(THIRDPARTYLIBS) $(LUALIB) $(DJVULIBS) $(CRENGINELIBS)