diff --git a/nob.h b/nob.h
index 737f61f..540a5bd 100644
--- a/nob.h
+++ b/nob.h
@@ -566,8 +566,10 @@ NOBDEF bool nob_set_current_dir(const char *path);
 
 #ifndef nob_cc
 #  if _WIN32
-#    if defined(__GNUC__)
+#    if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(_WIN32)
 #       define nob_cc(cmd) nob_cmd_append(cmd, "cc")
+#    elif defined(__GNUC__)
+#       define nob_cc(cmd) nob_cmd_append(cmd, "gcc")
 #    elif defined(__clang__)
 #       define nob_cc(cmd) nob_cmd_append(cmd, "clang")
 #    elif defined(_MSC_VER)