diff --git a/x11-misc/xhkeys/files/xhkeys-2.2.1-CC.patch b/x11-misc/xhkeys/files/xhkeys-2.2.1-CC.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4e1f7dae7e7d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-misc/xhkeys/files/xhkeys-2.2.1-CC.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@
+ xhkeys_mixer.lo: xhkeys_mixer.c plugin_common.h xhkeys_plugin.h
+ 
+ xhkeys_cdaudio.so: $(MODULES_CDAUDIO) 
+-	gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,xhkeys_cdaudio.so -o xhkeys_cdaudio.so $(MODULES_CDAUDIO)
++	$(CC) -shared -Wl,-soname,xhkeys_cdaudio.so -o xhkeys_cdaudio.so $(MODULES_CDAUDIO)
+ 
+ xhkeys_mixer.so: $(MODULES_MIXER) 
+-	gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,xhkeys_mixer.so -o xhkeys_mixer.so $(MODULES_MIXER)
++	$(CC) -shared -Wl,-soname,xhkeys_mixer.so -o xhkeys_mixer.so $(MODULES_MIXER)
+ 
+ %.lo: %.c 
+ 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS_LO) $< -o $@
diff --git a/x11-misc/xhkeys/xhkeys-2.2.1.ebuild b/x11-misc/xhkeys/xhkeys-2.2.1.ebuild
index 808559c5e93a1..8ec8e2c000999 100644
--- a/x11-misc/xhkeys/xhkeys-2.2.1.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/xhkeys/xhkeys-2.2.1.ebuild
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ DEPEND="
 
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-linux_headers.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-CC.patch
 )
 
 src_install() {