diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 644664d5..d5a6ea72 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 $(LD) ?= $(CC)
 TARGET ?= PicoDrive
 CFLAGS += -I.
-HOST_CC ?= gcc
-HOST_CXX ?= g++
+CYCLONE_CC ?= gcc
+CYCLONE_CXX ?= g++
 
 ifneq ("$(PLATFORM)", "libretro")
 	CFLAGS += -Wall -g
diff --git a/platform/common/common.mak b/platform/common/common.mak
index d66e8b14..51eaa30f 100644
--- a/platform/common/common.mak
+++ b/platform/common/common.mak
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ $(FR)cpu/cyclone/Cyclone.h:
 
 $(FR)cpu/cyclone/Cyclone.s: $(FR)cpu/$(CYCLONE_CONFIG)
 	@echo building Cyclone...
-	@make CC=$(HOST_CC) CXX=$(HOST_CXX) -C $(R)cpu/cyclone/ CONFIG_FILE=../$(CYCLONE_CONFIG)
+	@make CC=$(CYCLONE_CC) CXX=$(CYCLONE_CXX) -C $(R)cpu/cyclone/ CONFIG_FILE=../$(CYCLONE_CONFIG)
 
 $(FR)cpu/cyclone/Cyclone.s: $(FR)cpu/cyclone/*.cpp $(FR)cpu/cyclone/*.h