diff --git a/util/xcompile/xcompile b/util/xcompile/xcompile
index d3990cf8c8..104909845f 100644
--- a/util/xcompile/xcompile
+++ b/util/xcompile/xcompile
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ fi
 cat << afteroptions
 AS:=${GCCPREFIX}as --32
 CC:=${GCCPREFIX}gcc -m32
+CPP:=${GCCPREFIX}cpp
 AR:=${GCCPREFIX}ar
 LD:=${GCCPREFIX}ld -b elf32-i386
 STRIP:=${GCCPREFIX}strip