diff --git a/ci/lib.sh b/ci/lib.sh
index cbc2f8f1ca..86e37da9bc 100755
--- a/ci/lib.sh
+++ b/ci/lib.sh
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ then
 	test macos != "$CI_OS_NAME" || CI_OS_NAME=osx
 	CI_REPO_SLUG="$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
 	CI_JOB_ID="$GITHUB_RUN_ID"
-	CC="${CC:-gcc}"
+	CC="${CC_PACKAGE:-${CC:-gcc}}"
 	DONT_SKIP_TAGS=t
 
 	cache_dir="$HOME/none"