diff --git a/src/base/rules.mk b/src/base/rules.mk
index 7e6473cbf..9d42f300b 100644
--- a/src/base/rules.mk
+++ b/src/base/rules.mk
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ BASE_SRC_S := $(BASE_)ftbase.c
 # Multiple objects build + extensions
 #
 $(OBJ_)ft%.$O: $(BASE_)ft%.c $(PUBLIC_H) $(BASE_H)
-	$(FT_CC) $T$@ $<
+	$(FT_COMPILE) $T$@ $<
 
 
 # Base layer - single object build
 #
 $(BASE_OBJ_S): $(PUBLIC_H) $(BASE_H) $(BASE_SRC_S) $(BASE_SRC)
-	$(FT_CC) $T$@ $(BASE_SRC_S)
+	$(FT_COMPILE) $T$@ $(BASE_SRC_S)
 
 
 # END
diff --git a/src/sfnt/rules.mk b/src/sfnt/rules.mk
index 3232cad39..ea0866887 100644
--- a/src/sfnt/rules.mk
+++ b/src/sfnt/rules.mk
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ SFNT_INCLUDE := $(SHARED) $(SFNT_DIR)
 # compilation flags for the driver
 #
 SFNT_CFLAGS  := $(SFNT_INCLUDE:%=$I%)
-SFNT_COMPILE := $(FT_CC) $(SFNT_CFLAGS) 
+SFNT_COMPILE := $(FT_COMPILE) $(SFNT_CFLAGS) 
 
 
 # TrueType driver sources (i.e., C files)
diff --git a/src/truetype/rules.mk b/src/truetype/rules.mk
index 3d029efdc..01319132d 100644
--- a/src/truetype/rules.mk
+++ b/src/truetype/rules.mk
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ TT_INCLUDE := $(SFNT_INCLUDE) $(TT_DIR) $(TT_EXT_DIR)
 # compilation flags for the driver
 #
 TT_CFLAGS  := $(TT_INCLUDE:%=$I%)
-TT_COMPILE := $(FT_CC) $(TT_CFLAGS) 
+TT_COMPILE := $(FT_COMPILE) $(TT_CFLAGS) 
 
 
 # TrueType driver sources (i.e., C files)
diff --git a/src/type1/rules.mk b/src/type1/rules.mk
index 3c50a4d8b..3b6355b37 100644
--- a/src/type1/rules.mk
+++ b/src/type1/rules.mk
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ T1_DIR_ := $(T1_DIR)$(SEP)
 # additional include flags used when compiling the driver
 #
 T1_INCLUDE := $(SHARED) $(T1_DIR)
-T1_COMPILE := $(FT_CC) $(T1_INCLUDE:%=$I%)
+T1_COMPILE := $(FT_COMPILE) $(T1_INCLUDE:%=$I%)
 
 
 # Type1 driver sources (i.e., C files)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ T1_DRV_SRC := $(T1_DIR_)t1objs.c    \
               $(T1_DIR_)t1parse.c   \
               $(T1_DIR_)t1tokens.c  \
               $(T1_DIR_)t1driver.c  \
-	      $(T1_DIR_)t1encode.c  \
+	          $(T1_DIR_)t1encode.c  \
               $(T1_DIR_)t1hinter.c  \
               $(T1_DIR_)t1gload.c