diff --git a/src/actions/make/make_cpp.lua b/src/actions/make/make_cpp.lua
index 7d58dfd6..f4d97d93 100644
--- a/src/actions/make/make_cpp.lua
+++ b/src/actions/make/make_cpp.lua
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 			-- identify the toolset used by this configurations (would be nicer if
 			-- this were computed and stored with the configuration up front)
 
-			local toolset = premake.tools[cfg.toolset or "gcc"]
+			local toolset = premake.tools[_OPTIONS.cc or cfg.toolset or "gcc"]
 			if not toolset then
 				error("Invalid toolset '" .. cfg.toolset .. "'")
 			end