diff --git a/build-system/makepkg.conf b/build-system/makepkg.conf
index 495ac60..22b04c4 100644
--- a/build-system/makepkg.conf
+++ b/build-system/makepkg.conf
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ PACKAGER="Alison Watson <marrub@greyserv.net>"
 PKGDEST="$HOME/bin/packages"
 PKGEXT='.pkg.tar'
 SRCDEST="$HOME/bin/sources"
+CC=gcc
+CXX=g++