diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cdc9a5be61..ef2c09fcd6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ CBFSTOOL:=$(obj)/util/cbfstool/cbfstool
 # needed objects that every mainboard uses 
 # Creation of these is architecture and mainboard independent
 $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/static.c: $(src)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/devicetree.cb  $(obj)/util/sconfig/sconfig
+	@printf "    SCONFIG    $(subst $(src)/,,$(<))\n"
 	mkdir -p $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)
 	$(obj)/util/sconfig/sconfig $(MAINBOARDDIR) $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)
 
diff --git a/util/sconfig/Makefile.inc b/util/sconfig/Makefile.inc
index c040d3c341..4e08135c14 100644
--- a/util/sconfig/Makefile.inc
+++ b/util/sconfig/Makefile.inc
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ $(obj)/util/sconfig/%: $(top)/util/sconfig/%_shipped
 	cp $< $@
 
 $(obj)/util/sconfig/sconfig: $(obj)/util/sconfig $(addprefix $(obj)/util/sconfig/,$(sconfigobj))
-	printf "    HOSTCXX    $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@)) (link)\n"
-	$(HOSTCXX) $(SCONFIGFLAGS) -o $@ $(addprefix $(obj)/util/sconfig/,$(sconfigobj))
+	printf "    HOSTCC     $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@)) (link)\n"
+	$(HOSTCC) $(SCONFIGFLAGS) -o $@ $(addprefix $(obj)/util/sconfig/,$(sconfigobj))