--- mozilla-2.0.orig/security/coreconf/Linux.mk	2011-03-19 00:34:04.000000000 +0100
+++ mozilla-2.0/security/coreconf/Linux.mk	2011-03-28 13:44:58.221818344 +0200
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ ifeq ($(USE_PTHREADS),1)
 	IMPL_STRATEGY = _PTH
 endif
 
-CC			= gcc
-CCC			= g++
-RANLIB			= ranlib
+CC			?= gcc
+CCC			?= g++
+RANLIB			?= ranlib
 
 DEFAULT_COMPILER = gcc
 
