diff --git a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
index 222bbffb66f..affcde82043 100644
--- a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=openssl
 PKG_VERSION:=3.5.9
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_BUILD_FLAGS:=no-mips16 gc-sections no-lto
 
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ TARGET_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--as-needed
 
 define Build/Configure
 	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); \
+		CC="gcc" \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		CPPFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \