diff --git a/Makefile.global b/Makefile.global
index 29e9a551ad3..f22e42095b0 100644
--- a/Makefile.global
+++ b/Makefile.global
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ install-su: install-pear install-tester
 test: $(SAPI_CLI_PATH)
 	@TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE=$(top_builddir)/$(SAPI_CLI_PATH) \
 	 TEST_PHP_SRCDIR=$(top_srcdir) \
+	 CC=$(CC) \
 			$(top_builddir)/$(SAPI_CLI_PATH) $(top_srcdir)/run-tests.php $(TESTS)
 
 clean:
diff --git a/run-tests.php b/run-tests.php
index 9170155b66c..d29b147bbdc 100755
--- a/run-tests.php
+++ b/run-tests.php
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ if ($sum_results['FAILED']) {
 		$failed_tests_data .= "Autoconf:\n". shell_exec('autoconf --version'). "\n";
 		$failed_tests_data .= "Libtool:\n". shell_exec('libtool --version'). "\n";
 		$failed_tests_data .= "Bison:\n". shell_exec('bison --version'). "\n";
-		$failed_tests_data .= "Compiler:\n". shell_exec('cc -v'). "\n";
+		$failed_tests_data .= "Compiler:\n". shell_exec(getenv('CC').' -v'). "\n";
 		$failed_tests_data .= "\n\n";
 		
 		foreach ($GLOBALS['__PHP_FAILED_TESTS__'] as $test_info) {