diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 06862bcea..67eb80cf4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ build-darwin:
   variables:
     CARGO_TARGET:                  x86_64-apple-darwin
     CARGO_HOME:                    "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/.cargo"
-    CC:                            gcc
-    CXX:                           g++
   script:
     - scripts/gitlab/build-linux.sh
   tags:
diff --git a/scripts/gitlab/test-linux.sh b/scripts/gitlab/test-linux.sh
index 33e8f311a..808c74183 100755
--- a/scripts/gitlab/test-linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitlab/test-linux.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ echo "________Running test-linux.sh________"
 set -e # fail on any error
 set -u # treat unset variables as error
 
-export CC="sccache gcc"
-export CXX="sccache g++"
+export CC="sccache "$CC
+export CXX="sccache "$CXX
 FEATURES="json-tests"
 
 OPTIONS="--release"