diff --git a/devLib/Makefile b/devLib/Makefile
index cf665d6..8a1e60c 100644
--- a/devLib/Makefile
+++ b/devLib/Makefile
@@ -36,8 +36,20 @@ DYNAMIC=libwiringPiDev.so.$(VERSION)
 
 #DEBUG	= -g -O0
 DEBUG	= -O2
-CC	= gcc
-INCLUDE	= -I.
+
+GCC_ARCH := $(shell gcc -dumpmachine)
+
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+	CROSS_COMPILE ?= arm-linux-gnueabihf-
+else
+	ifneq ($(GCC_ARCH),arm-linux-gnueabihf)
+	CROSS_COMPILE ?= arm-linux-gnueabihf-
+	endif
+endif
+
+CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+
+INCLUDE	= -I. -I/usr/local/include
 DEFS	= -D_GNU_SOURCE
 CFLAGS	= $(DEBUG) $(DEFS) -Wformat=2 -Wall -Winline $(INCLUDE) -pipe -fPIC
 
diff --git a/gpio/Makefile b/gpio/Makefile
index 9ec160d..af8eedc 100644
--- a/gpio/Makefile
+++ b/gpio/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,19 @@ endif
 
 #DEBUG	= -g -O0
 DEBUG	= -O2
-CC	= gcc
+
+GCC_ARCH := $(shell gcc -dumpmachine)
+
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+	CROSS_COMPILE ?= arm-linux-gnueabihf-
+else
+	ifneq ($(GCC_ARCH),arm-linux-gnueabihf)
+	CROSS_COMPILE ?= arm-linux-gnueabihf-
+	endif
+endif
+
+CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+
 INCLUDE	= -I$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/include
 CFLAGS	= $(DEBUG) -Wall -Wextra $(INCLUDE) -Winline -pipe
 
diff --git a/wiringPi/Makefile b/wiringPi/Makefile
index 287fa58..eb770c8 100644
--- a/wiringPi/Makefile
+++ b/wiringPi/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,19 @@ DYNAMIC=libwiringPi.so.$(VERSION)
 
 #DEBUG	= -g -O0
 DEBUG	= -O2
-CC	= gcc
+
+GCC_ARCH := $(shell gcc -dumpmachine)
+
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+	CROSS_COMPILE ?= arm-linux-gnueabihf-
+else
+	ifneq ($(GCC_ARCH),arm-linux-gnueabihf)
+	CROSS_COMPILE ?= arm-linux-gnueabihf-
+	endif
+endif
+
+CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+
 INCLUDE	= -I.
 DEFS	= -D_GNU_SOURCE
 CFLAGS	= $(DEBUG) $(DEFS) -Wformat=2 -Wall -Wextra -Winline $(INCLUDE) -pipe -fPIC
diff --git a/wiringPiD/Makefile b/wiringPiD/Makefile
index 6b2cc9e..e71c2e4 100644
--- a/wiringPiD/Makefile
+++ b/wiringPiD/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,19 @@ endif
 
 #DEBUG	= -g -O0
 DEBUG	= -O2
-CC	= gcc
+
+GCC_ARCH := $(shell gcc -dumpmachine)
+
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+	CROSS_COMPILE ?= arm-linux-gnueabihf-
+else
+	ifneq ($(GCC_ARCH),arm-linux-gnueabihf)
+	CROSS_COMPILE ?= arm-linux-gnueabihf-
+	endif
+endif
+
+CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+
 INCLUDE	= -I$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/include
 CFLAGS	= $(DEBUG) -Wall -Wextra $(INCLUDE) -Winline -pipe