diff --git a/src/template/hpux-cc b/src/template/hpux-cc
index af3763c53fcf2150cfef5ca951896c31bed6ea34..fb9f39022af4bf636ca1cb237d9e0c2bd447bb3e 100644
--- a/src/template/hpux-cc
+++ b/src/template/hpux-cc
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ USE_LOCALE:no
 DLSUFFIX:.sl
 YFLAGS:-d
 YACC:
+CC:cc