diff --git a/mold.spec b/mold.spec
index c122ce3..5d6122e 100644
--- a/mold.spec
+++ b/mold.spec
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Requires(preun): %{_sbindir}/alternatives
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2036372
 Provides:	bundled(tbb) = 2021.3
 
-%define build_args PREFIX=%{_prefix} LIBDIR=%{_libdir} CC=gcc CXX=g++ CFLAGS="%{build_cflags}" CXXFLAGS="%{build_cxxflags}" LDFLAGS="%{build_ldflags}" STRIP=echo SYSTEM_MIMALLOC=1
+%define build_args PREFIX=%{_prefix} LIBDIR=%{_libdir} CFLAGS="%{build_cflags}" CXXFLAGS="%{build_cxxflags}" LDFLAGS="%{build_ldflags}" STRIP=echo SYSTEM_MIMALLOC=1
 
 %description
 mold is a faster drop-in replacement for existing Unix linkers.