diff --git a/libgomp/testsuite/Makefile.am b/libgomp/testsuite/Makefile.am
index 66a9d94..83d3f67 100644
--- a/libgomp/testsuite/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgomp/testsuite/Makefile.am
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ _RUNTEST = $(shell if test -f $(top_srcdir)/../dejagnu/runtest; then \
 	     echo $(top_srcdir)/../dejagnu/runtest; else echo runtest; fi)
 RUNTEST = "$(_RUNTEST) $(AM_RUNTESTFLAGS)"
 
+EXTRA_DEJAGNU_SITE_CONFIG = extra.exp
+
+extra.exp:
+	echo 'set BUILD_CC "$(CC)"' > $@.tmp
+	mv $@.tmp $@
 
 # Instead of directly in ../testsuite/libgomp-test-support.exp.in, the
 # following variables have to be "routed through" this Makefile, for expansion
diff --git a/libgomp/testsuite/Makefile.in b/libgomp/testsuite/Makefile.in
index 4dbb406..001a163 100644
--- a/libgomp/testsuite/Makefile.in
+++ b/libgomp/testsuite/Makefile.in
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ _RUNTEST = $(shell if test -f $(top_srcdir)/../dejagnu/runtest; then \
 	     echo $(top_srcdir)/../dejagnu/runtest; else echo runtest; fi)
 
 RUNTEST = "$(_RUNTEST) $(AM_RUNTESTFLAGS)"
+EXTRA_DEJAGNU_SITE_CONFIG = extra.exp
 all: all-am
 
 .SUFFIXES:
@@ -462,6 +463,10 @@ uninstall-am:
 	ps ps-am uninstall uninstall-am
 
 
+extra.exp:
+	echo 'set BUILD_CC "$(CC)"' > $@.tmp
+	mv $@.tmp $@
+
 # Instead of directly in ../testsuite/libgomp-test-support.exp.in, the
 # following variables have to be "routed through" this Makefile, for expansion
 # of the several (Makefile) variables used therein.
diff --git a/libgomp/testsuite/lib/libgomp.exp b/libgomp/testsuite/lib/libgomp.exp
index 1cb4991..398ba1f 100644
--- a/libgomp/testsuite/lib/libgomp.exp
+++ b/libgomp/testsuite/lib/libgomp.exp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ proc libgomp_init { args } {
     global ALWAYS_CFLAGS
     global CFLAGS
     global TOOL_EXECUTABLE TOOL_OPTIONS
+    global BUILD_CC
     global GCC_UNDER_TEST
     global TESTING_IN_BUILD_TREE
     global target_triplet
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ proc libgomp_init { args } {
     if ![info exists GCC_UNDER_TEST] then {
 	if [info exists TOOL_EXECUTABLE] {
 	    set GCC_UNDER_TEST $TOOL_EXECUTABLE
+	} elseif [info exists BUILD_CC] {
+	    set GCC_UNDER_TEST $BUILD_CC
 	} else {
 	    set GCC_UNDER_TEST "[find_gcc]"
 	}