diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/dwm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/dwm/default.nix
index 088581b67013..6235c93a2816 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/dwm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/dwm/default.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     in
     lib.optionalString (conf != null) "cp ${configFile} config.def.h";
 
+  makeFlags = [ "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://dwm.suckless.org/";
     description = "An extremely fast, small, and dynamic window manager for X";