--- mawk-1.3.3.orig/mawk.ac.m4
+++ mawk-1.3.3/mawk.ac.m4
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 dnl 
 AC_DEFUN([PROG_CC_NO_MINUS_G_NONSENSE],
 [AC_BEFORE([$0], [AC_PROG_CPP])dnl
-AC_CHECK_PROG(CC, gcc, gcc, cc)
+AC_CHECK_PROG(CC)
 dnl
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether we are using GNU C)
 AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_prog_gcc,
