diff --git a/debian/sample/Makefile b/debian/sample/Makefile
index 5e098ce..8967ef1 100644
--- a/debian/sample/Makefile
+++ b/debian/sample/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 all: sample-server sample-client
 
 sample-server: sample-server.c
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -g -o sample-server sample-server.c -I. -I$(T) -I$(INCDIR1) -I$(INCDIR2) -L$(LIBDIR) -lsasl2
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -g -o sample-server sample-server.c -I. -I$(T) -I$(INCDIR1) -I$(INCDIR2) -L$(LIBDIR) -lsasl2
 
 sample-client: sample-client.c
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -g -o sample-client sample-client.c -I. -I$(T) -I$(INCDIR1) -I$(INCDIR2) -L$(LIBDIR) -lsasl2
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -g -o sample-client sample-client.c -I. -I$(T) -I$(INCDIR1) -I$(INCDIR2) -L$(LIBDIR) -lsasl2