diff --git a/sys-apps/likwid/likwid-4.1.2.ebuild b/sys-apps/likwid/likwid-4.1.2.ebuild
index 65667771524bc..a20b746b131f4 100644
--- a/sys-apps/likwid/likwid-4.1.2.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/likwid/likwid-4.1.2.ebuild
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ EAPI=6
 
 FORTRAN_NEEDED=fortran
 
-inherit fcaps linux-info fortran-2
+inherit fcaps linux-info toolchain-funcs fortran-2
 
 DESCRIPTION="A performance-oriented tool suite for x86 multicore environments"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/rrze-likwid/likwid"
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ src_prepare() {
 			|| die "Failed to set GCC flags for fortran"
 	fi
 
+	# Respect CC
+	sed -e "s:^CC.*:CC = $(tc-getCC):" \
+		-i make/include_GCC.mk || die
+
 	default
 
 }