diff --git a/package/fbset/fbset.mk b/package/fbset/fbset.mk
index 2fa0ed7c02..7acdbc66a8 100644
--- a/package/fbset/fbset.mk
+++ b/package/fbset/fbset.mk
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ $(FBSET_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(FBSET_SOURCE)
 	touch $@
 
 $(FBSET_DIR)/$(FBSET_BINARY): $(FBSET_DIR)/.unpacked
-	($(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-	 $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_ARGS) \
-		$(MAKE) -C $(FBSET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) \
-	)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(FBSET_DIR)
 	touch -c $@
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(FBSET_TARGET_BINARY): $(FBSET_DIR)/$(FBSET_BINARY)