diff --git a/fdpp.spec.rpkg b/fdpp.spec.rpkg
index ded84a6a..0fb46980 100644
--- a/fdpp.spec.rpkg
+++ b/fdpp.spec.rpkg
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ It is based on a FreeDOS kernel ported to modern C++.
 %prep
 {{{ git_dir_setup_macro }}}
 
+%global toolchain clang
+
 %build
 pipx install meson
 export PATH=$PATH:/builddir/.local/bin
diff --git a/fdpp/kernel/toolchain.ini b/fdpp/kernel/toolchain.ini
index ac502076..0d6abc10 100644
--- a/fdpp/kernel/toolchain.ini
+++ b/fdpp/kernel/toolchain.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [binaries]
 nasm = 'nasm-segelf'
-c = 'gcc'
+c = 'clang'
 cpp = 'clang++'
 strip = 'llvm-strip'
 pkg-config = 'pkg-config'