diff --git a/common/utils/Makefile.inc b/common/utils/Makefile.inc
index 7af1c6fd961956e3f62ebe47b12902b95981e779..33228b0c408c4bab400d74fb8c5895d42d930c99 100644
--- a/common/utils/Makefile.inc
+++ b/common/utils/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 export KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/
+CC=gcc
+CCC=gcc
 
 ITTI_DIR = $(COMMON_UTILS_DIR)/itti