diff --git a/package/dash/dash.mk b/package/dash/dash.mk
index 229887974..51bd1648f 100644
--- a/package/dash/dash.mk
+++ b/package/dash/dash.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ $(DASH_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(DASH_SOURCE) $(DL_DIR)/$(DASH_PATCH1)
 
 $(DASH_DIR)/.configured: $(DASH_DIR)/.unpacked
 	(cd $(DASH_DIR); rm -rf config.cache; \
-		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) CC_FOR_BUILD="$(HOSTCC)" \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		./configure \
 		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
diff --git a/package/libevent/libevent.mk b/package/libevent/libevent.mk
index 779034fda..c0d506aa2 100644
--- a/package/libevent/libevent.mk
+++ b/package/libevent/libevent.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ $(LIBEVENT_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(LIBEVENT_SOURCE)
 
 $(LIBEVENT_DIR)/.configured: $(LIBEVENT_DIR)/.unpacked
 	(cd $(LIBEVENT_DIR); rm -rf config.cache; \
-		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) CC_FOR_BUILD=$(HOSTCC) \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		./configure \
 		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
diff --git a/package/nfs-utils/nfs-utils.mk b/package/nfs-utils/nfs-utils.mk
index f39a85c8f..a7e327e6a 100644
--- a/package/nfs-utils/nfs-utils.mk
+++ b/package/nfs-utils/nfs-utils.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ $(NFS_UTILS_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(NFS_UTILS_SOURCE)
 
 $(NFS_UTILS_DIR)/.configured: $(NFS_UTILS_DIR)/.unpacked
 	(cd $(NFS_UTILS_DIR); rm -rf config.cache; \
-		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) CC_FOR_BUILD="$(HOSTCC)" \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
 		knfsd_cv_bsd_signals=no \
diff --git a/package/samba/samba.mk b/package/samba/samba.mk
index 3c9587483..86681fa5c 100644
--- a/package/samba/samba.mk
+++ b/package/samba/samba.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ $(SAMBA_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(SAMBA_SOURCE)
 $(SAMBA_DIR)/.configured: $(SAMBA_DIR)/.unpacked
 	(cd $(SAMBA_DIR); rm -rf config.cache; \
 		./autogen.sh; \
-		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) CC_FOR_BUILD="$(HOSTCC)" \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		samba_cv_HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_TZ=yes \
 		samba_cv_USE_SETREUID=yes \