diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 8466df0..fb88012 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ parts:
       - "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
       - "-DENABLE_TESTING=OFF"
       - "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
+      - "-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/bin/gcc"
+      - "-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/bin/g++"
     source: https://github.com/herzbube/libsgfcplusplus.git
     source-type: git
     source-branch: develop