diff --git a/fuzzing/broker/Makefile b/fuzzing/broker/Makefile
index dd4c74e2e..d46c2b124 100644
--- a/fuzzing/broker/Makefile
+++ b/fuzzing/broker/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ PACKET_FUZZERS:= \
 all: $(FUZZERS) $(PACKET_FUZZERS)
 
 ${PACKET_FUZZERS} : %: %.cpp fuzz_packet_read_base.o ${R}/src/mosquitto_broker.a
-	$(CC) $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(LOCAL_CPPFLAGS) $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS) -o $@ $< fuzz_packet_read_base.o  $(BROKER_A) $(LOCAL_LIBADD)
+	$(CXX) $(LOCAL_CXXFLAGS) $(LOCAL_CPPFLAGS) $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS) -o $@ $< fuzz_packet_read_base.o  $(BROKER_A) $(LOCAL_LIBADD)
 	install $@ ${OUT}/$@
 
 fuzz_packet_read_base.o : fuzz_packet_read_base.c