diff --git a/gnu/packages/admin.scm b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
index e16b69a9034528e05aebaa3aad3e9725dca8dfab..db68a15d8f863b6bcd1708037864c2dd0db76e02 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Pjotr Prins <pjotr.guix@thebird.nl>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
-;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
+;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Peter Feigl <peter.feigl@nexoid.at>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 John J. Foerch <jjfoerch@earthlink.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Nikita <nikita@n0.is>
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ (define-public netcat-openbsd
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f                      ; no test suite
        #:make-flags
-       (list "CC=gcc")
+       (list (string-append "CC=" ,(cc-for-target)))
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
          (delete 'configure)