diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 567fbfc9..b51199b0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ gperf ?= 0
 
 ifneq ("$(PLATFORM)", "libretro")
 	CFLAGS += -Wall -g
-ifneq ($(findstring gcc,$(CC)),)
+ifneq ($(findstring gcc,$(shell $(CC) -v 2>&1)),)
 	CFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
 	LDFLAGS += -Wl,--gc-sections
 endif
+
 ifeq "$(DEBUG)" "0"
 	CFLAGS += -O3 -DNDEBUG
 endif