diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/Makefile
index 191dee9d6fd3b3269395986ef958e89bf38faa6d..69f08ab515515d96b16cec072bd6de94a521b93c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
+CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
 CFLAGS += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 CFLAGS += -I../../../../include/uapi/
 CFLAGS += -I../../../../include/
 
 all:
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) memfd_test.c -o memfd_test
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) memfd_test.c -o memfd_test
 
 TEST_PROGS := memfd_test
 
 include ../lib.mk
 
 build_fuse:
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) fuse_mnt.c `pkg-config fuse --cflags --libs` -o fuse_mnt
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) fuse_test.c -o fuse_test
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) fuse_mnt.c `pkg-config fuse --cflags --libs` -o fuse_mnt
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) fuse_test.c -o fuse_test
 
 run_fuse: build_fuse
 	@./run_fuse_test.sh || echo "fuse_test: [FAIL]"