diff --git a/srcpkgs/lockdev/template b/srcpkgs/lockdev/template
index bcb9e4d8c8c..91bf480ba91 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lockdev/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lockdev/template
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ long_desc="
  _both_ FSSTND and SVr4 methods."
 
 do_build() {
-	make ${make_build_args} shared CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -D_PATH_LOCK=\\\"/run/lock/lockdev\\\" -fPIC"
-	make ${make_build_args} static CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -D_PATH_LOCK=\\\"/run/lock/lockdev\\\" -fPIC"
+	make CC=$CC shared CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -D_PATH_LOCK=\\\"/run/lock/lockdev\\\" -fPIC"
+	make CC=$CC static CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -D_PATH_LOCK=\\\"/run/lock/lockdev\\\" -fPIC"
 }
 
 do_install() {