diff --git a/depends/hosts/mingw32.mk b/depends/hosts/mingw32.mk
index c09f7b1e3a8..755d7aebe4c 100644
--- a/depends/hosts/mingw32.mk
+++ b/depends/hosts/mingw32.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+ifneq ($(shell $(SHELL) $(.SHELLFLAGS) "command -v $(host)-gcc-posix"),)
+mingw32_CC := $(host)-gcc-posix
+endif
 ifneq ($(shell $(SHELL) $(.SHELLFLAGS) "command -v $(host)-g++-posix"),)
 mingw32_CXX := $(host)-g++-posix
 endif