--- Makefile.bak	2017-07-11 17:28:05.395084600 +0000
+++ Makefile	2017-07-11 17:29:05.640679600 +0000
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # To install in $HOME instead of /usr/local, use:
 #    make install prefix=$HOME
 
-CC=gcc
+CC=mipsel-linux-gcc
 
 CFLAGS=-O3 -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE=1 -DHAVE_HIDDEN
 #CFLAGS=-O -DMAX_WBITS=14 -DMAX_MEM_LEVEL=7
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 SFLAGS=-O3 -fPIC -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE=1 -DHAVE_HIDDEN
 LDFLAGS=
 TEST_LDFLAGS=-L. libz.a
-LDSHARED=gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,libz.so.1,--version-script,zlib.map
-CPP=gcc -E
+LDSHARED=mipsel-linux-gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,libz.so.1,--version-script,zlib.map
+CPP=mipsel-linux-gcc -E
 
 STATICLIB=libz.a
 SHAREDLIB=libz.so
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 SHAREDLIBM=libz.so.1
 LIBS=$(STATICLIB) $(SHAREDLIBV)
 
-AR=ar
+AR=mipsel-linux-ar
 ARFLAGS=rc
-RANLIB=ranlib
+RANLIB=mipsel-linux-ranlib
 LDCONFIG=ldconfig
 LDSHAREDLIBC=-lc
 TAR=tar