1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5d45eaa9d4..fd890c1e34 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1466,10 +1466,6 @@ fi
 echo "Detected operating system: $system_name"
 echo "Detected host architecture: $host_arch"
 
-echocheck "host cc"
-test "$_host_cc" || _host_cc=$_cc
-echores $_host_cc
-
 echocheck "cross compilation"
 if test $_cross_compile = auto ; then
   _cross_compile=yes
@@ -1481,8 +1477,13 @@ if test $_cross_compile = yes; then
   tmp_run() {
     return 0
   }
+  test "$_host_cc" || _host_cc=cc
 fi
 
+echocheck "host cc"
+test "$_host_cc" || _host_cc=$_cc
+echores $_host_cc
+
 # ---
 
 # now that we know what compiler should be used for compilation, try to find