diff --git a/games-simulation/micropolis/micropolis-1.0-r2.ebuild b/games-simulation/micropolis/micropolis-1.0-r2.ebuild
index 185b1d35b1f0a..c329f78b08176 100644
--- a/games-simulation/micropolis/micropolis-1.0-r2.ebuild
+++ b/games-simulation/micropolis/micropolis-1.0-r2.ebuild
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
-inherit eutils
+
+inherit desktop eutils toolchain-funcs
 
 DESCRIPTION="Free version of the well-known city building simulation"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.donhopkins.com/home/micropolis/"
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_compile() {
-	emake -C src LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"
+	emake -C src LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" CC="$(tc-getCC)"
 }
 
 src_install() {