diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 22ee8bd..eb18f58 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ endef
 export REDIS_TEST_CONFIG
 
 # Fallback to gcc when $CC is not in $PATH.
-CC:=$(shell sh -c 'type $(CC) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo $(CC) || echo gcc')
-CXX:=$(shell sh -c 'type $(CXX) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo $(CXX) || echo g++')
+CC:=$(shell sh -c 'type $${CC%% *} >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo $(CC) || echo gcc')
+CXX:=$(shell sh -c 'type $${CXX%% *} >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo $(CXX) || echo g++')
 OPTIMIZATION?=-O3
 WARNINGS=-Wall -W -Wstrict-prototypes -Wwrite-strings
 DEBUG_FLAGS?= -g -ggdb