--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -973,11 +973,7 @@
 endif
 endif
 else
-ifdef OVERRIDE_CC
-GCC_VERSION      := $(shell $(TOOLCHAIN)$(subst @,,$(OVERRIDE_CC)) -dumpversion 2> /dev/null)
-else
 GCC_VERSION      := $(shell $(TOOLCHAIN)$(subst @,,$(CC)) -dumpversion 2> /dev/null)
-endif
 ifneq ($(OS),solaris)
 CLANG_VERSION    := $(shell $(TOOLCHAIN)$(subst @,,$(CC))  --version  2> /dev/null | head -n 1 | grep -e 'version [0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\(\.[0-9]\+\)\?' -o | grep -e '[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\(\.[0-9]\+\)\?' -o | tail -n 1)
 endif