diff --git a/runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 32795da6..091d344b 100644
--- a/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -551,6 +551,9 @@ include(profile-rt/DefineBuildProfileRT.cmake)
 #
 # Set up build and install targets
 #
+
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER @TERMUX_C_COMPILER@)
+set(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER})
 
 if(MULTILIB AND "${TARGET_SYSTEM}" MATCHES "APPLE")
     # On OS X, build "fat" libraries containing code for both architectures.