5 files changed, 4 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/external/common/rules.mk b/external/common/rules.mk
index 4a929d6f..5558cd31 100644
--- a/external/common/rules.mk
+++ b/external/common/rules.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+CC ?= $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+LD ?= $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld
 ARCH := $(shell $(GET_ARCH) "$(CROSS_COMPILE)")
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH),ARCH_ARM)
@@ -66,8 +68,8 @@ arch_clean:
 $(ARCH_SRC): | common
 
 $(ARCH_OBJS): common-%.o: common/%.c
-	$(Q_CC)$(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+	$(Q_CC)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 common-arch_flash.o: $(ARCH_OBJS)
-	$(Q_LD)$(CROSS_COMPILE)ld -r $(ARCH_OBJS) -o $@
+	$(Q_LD)$(LD) -r $(ARCH_OBJS) -o $@
 
diff --git a/external/gard/rules.mk b/external/gard/rules.mk
index f0086a2b..0dd14ed9 100644
--- a/external/gard/rules.mk
+++ b/external/gard/rules.mk
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ OBJS     += $(LIBFLASH_OBJS)
 OBJS     += common-arch_flash.o
 EXE       = gard
 
-CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
-
 prefix = /usr/local/
 sbindir = $(prefix)/sbin
 datadir = $(prefix)/share
diff --git a/external/opal-prd/Makefile b/external/opal-prd/Makefile
index 32b85e53..7482af32 100644
--- a/external/opal-prd/Makefile
+++ b/external/opal-prd/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
-
 CFLAGS += -m64 -Werror -Wall -g2 -ggdb
 LDFLAGS += -m64
 ASFLAGS = -m64
diff --git a/external/pflash/rules.mk b/external/pflash/rules.mk
index 219e3d34..aa426b56 100644
--- a/external/pflash/rules.mk
+++ b/external/pflash/rules.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ OBJS	+= $(LIBFLASH_OBJS)
 OBJS	+= common-arch_flash.o
 EXE     = pflash
 
-CC	= $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
-
 PFLASH_VERSION ?= $(shell ../../make_version.sh $(EXE))
 
 version.c: .version
diff --git a/external/shared/Makefile b/external/shared/Makefile
index ffc049f5..4c31657c 100644
--- a/external/shared/Makefile
+++ b/external/shared/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := all
-CC ?= $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
 GET_ARCH = ../../external/common/get_arch.sh
 include ../../external/common/rules.mk