--- a/util/domd
+++ b/util/domd
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ if [ "$MAKEDEPEND" = "" ]; then MAKEDEPE
 cp Makefile Makefile.save
 # fake the presence of Kerberos
 touch $TOP/krb5.h
-if [ "$MAKEDEPEND" = "gcc" ]; then
+D=${MAKEDEPEND/%*gcc/gcc}
+if [ "$D" = "gcc" ]; then
     args=""
     while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	if [ "$1" != "--" ]; then args="$args $1"; fi
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ if [ "$MAKEDEPEND" = "gcc" ]; then
     done
     sed -e '/^# DO NOT DELETE.*/,$d' < Makefile > Makefile.tmp
     echo '# DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE -- make depend depends on it.' >> Makefile.tmp
-    ${CC:-gcc} -D OPENSSL_DOING_MAKEDEPEND -M $args >> Makefile.tmp
+    ${MAKEDEPEND} -D OPENSSL_DOING_MAKEDEPEND -M $args >> Makefile.tmp
     ${PERL} $TOP/util/clean-depend.pl < Makefile.tmp > Makefile.new
     rm -f Makefile.tmp
 else