diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/miranda/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/miranda/default.nix
index 298cb5e21ead..ab34f833d75e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/miranda/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/miranda/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   makeFlags = [
-    "CC=cc"
+    "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc"
     "CFLAGS=-O2"
     "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}"
   ];
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs quotehostinfo
+    substituteInPlace Makefile --replace strip '${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}strip'
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {