diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index dd7128c62e0..25c97d46401 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ else
     # meson builds
     "meson:target")
       echo "Executing (target): meson $TARGET_MESON_OPTS $PKG_MESON_OPTS_TARGET $(dirname $PKG_MESON_SCRIPT)" | tr -s " "
-      meson $TARGET_MESON_OPTS $PKG_MESON_OPTS_TARGET $(dirname $PKG_MESON_SCRIPT)
+      CC="$HOST_CC" CXX="$HOST_CXX" meson $TARGET_MESON_OPTS $PKG_MESON_OPTS_TARGET $(dirname $PKG_MESON_SCRIPT)
       ;;
     "meson:host")
       echo "Executing (host): meson $HOST_MESON_OPTS $PKG_MESON_OPTS_HOST $(dirname $PKG_MESON_SCRIPT)" | tr -s " "