diff --git a/dkms.in b/dkms.in
index e3a35a25..417a4082 100644
--- a/dkms.in
+++ b/dkms.in
@@ -1037,10 +1037,12 @@ prepare_build()
     done
 
     if [[ -e "${kernel_config}" ]]; then
-        cc=$(sed -n 's|^CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="\([^ ]*\) .*"|\1|p' "${kernel_config}")
-        if command -v "$cc" >/dev/null; then
-            export CC="$cc"
-            export KERNEL_CC="$cc"
+        if grep -q 'CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG=y' "${kernel_config}"; then
+            cc=clang
+            if command -v "$cc" >/dev/null; then
+                export CC="$cc"
+                export KERNEL_CC="$cc"
+            fi
         fi
 
         if grep -q 'CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD=y' "${kernel_config}"; then