diff --git a/debian/patches/0006-cross.patch b/debian/patches/0006-cross.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afa638b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0006-cross.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+From: Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de>
+Subject: Use compilers passed to make
+
+Index: splix-2.0.0+svn315/rules.mk
+===================================================================
+--- splix-2.0.0+svn315.orig/rules.mk
++++ splix-2.0.0+svn315/rules.mk
+@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
+ 
+ $(rastertoqpdl_TARGET): $(rastertoqpdl_OBJ)
+ 	$(call printCmd, $(cmd_link))
+-	$(Q)g++ -o $@ $^ $(rastertoqpdl_CXXFLAGS) $(rastertoqpdl_LDFLAGS) \
++	$(Q)$(CXX) -o $@ $^ $(rastertoqpdl_CXXFLAGS) $(rastertoqpdl_LDFLAGS) \
+ 		$(rastertoqpdl_LIBS)
+ 
+ $(pstoqpdl_TARGET): $(pstoqpdl_OBJ)
+ 	$(call printCmd, $(cmd_link))
+-	$(Q)g++ -o $@ $^ $(pstoqpdl_CXXFLAGS) $(pstoqpdl_LDFLAGS) \
++	$(Q)$(CXX) -o $@ $^ $(pstoqpdl_CXXFLAGS) $(pstoqpdl_LDFLAGS) \
+ 		$(pstoqpdl_LIBS)
+ 
+ .PHONY: install installcms
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 5d187dc..947cb47 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 0002-Dont-let-bash-trim-whitespace.patch
 0003-fix-aready-typo.patch
 0005-Set-debian-build-flags-during-build.patch
+0006-cross.patch
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index e4c6b9a..8c58e3a 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 
 # Harden
 export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all
+include /usr/share/dpkg/architecture.mk
+ifeq ($(origin CC),default)
+CC = $(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)-gcc
+endif
+ifeq ($(origin CXX),default)
+CXX = $(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)-g++
+endif
 
 derives_from_ubuntu := $(shell (dpkg-vendor --derives-from Ubuntu && echo "yes") || echo "no")
 
@@ -18,8 +25,8 @@
 build-indep: build-stamp
 build-stamp: configure-stamp
 	dh_testdir
-	$(MAKE) V=1 drv
-	$(MAKE) V=1 DRV_ONLY=1 rastertoqpdl_LIBS="-lcupsimage -lcups -lpthread -ljbig" pstoqpdl_LIBS="-lcupsimage -lcups -ljbig"
+	$(MAKE) V=1 drv CC=$(CC) CXX=$(CXX)
+	$(MAKE) V=1 DRV_ONLY=1 rastertoqpdl_LIBS="-lcupsimage -lcups -lpthread -ljbig" pstoqpdl_LIBS="-lcupsimage -lcups -ljbig" CC=$(CC) CXX=$(CXX)
 	touch $@
 
 clean: