diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index b42c29879..88ee23dea 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Makefile for the tests.
 
-GCC=gcc
+GCC?=gcc
 CFLAGS= -O0 -D_MINIX -D_POSIX_SOURCE
 CFLAGS-GCC= $(CFLAGS) -Wall 
 CFLAGS-GCCFPU= $(CFLAGS) -Wall -mhard-float