diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dfc1b3e..55577af 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ esac
 # Some binaries that we'll need, and the places that we might find them.
 
 IFS=:
-binlist="uname:flex:gcc:wish:rm:cp:mkdir:chmod:sed"
+binlist="uname:flex:cc:wish:rm:cp:mkdir:chmod:sed"
 pathlist=$PATH
 libpathlist=$LIBS
 incpathlist=$INCLUDES
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fi
 # Splice it all in to Makefile.def to create the Makefile.
 
 rm -f Makefile
-sed -e "s __GCC__ $gcc g" -e "s __FLEX__ $flex g" -e "s __EXE__ $EXE g"     \
+sed -e "s __GCC__ $cc g" -e "s __FLEX__ $flex g" -e "s __EXE__ $EXE g"     \
     -e "s*__OS_SIM_LIBS__*$OS_SIM_LIBS*g" -e "s __RM__ $rm g"               \
     -e "s __CP__ $cp g" -e "s __MKDIR__ $mkdir g" -e "s __CHMOD__ $chmod g" \
     -e "s __USE_READLINE__ $USE_READLINE g" -e "s*__RLLPATH__*$RLLPATH*g"   \