@@ -20,10 +20,15 @@
 dnl ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 dnl POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 dnl
 
 AC_DEFUN([BUILDSYS_INIT], [
+	AC_SUBST(CC_DEPENDS, $GCC)
+	AC_SUBST(CXX_DEPENDS, $GXX)
+	AC_SUBST(OBJC_DEPENDS, $GOBJC)
+	AC_SUBST(OBJCXX_DEPENDS, $GOBJCXX)
+
 	AC_PATH_PROG(TPUT, tput)
 
 	AS_IF([test x"$TPUT" != x""], [
 		if x=$($TPUT el 2>/dev/null); then
 			AC_SUBST(TERM_EL, "$x")