diff --git a/gnu/packages/terminals.scm b/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
index 22a2ef99db0635a34e4d3ec838d782b7a23f6622..38f3403f7e4f849ba2a1dedb9217e4ca6a4b8d60 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ (define-public picocom
                 "1vvjydqf0ax47nvdyyl67jafw5b3sfsav00xid6qpgia1gs2r72n"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:make-flags '("CC=gcc")
+     `(#:make-flags (list (string-append "CC=" ,(cc-for-target)))
        #:tests? #f                      ; no tests
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases