diff --git a/compiler/Makefile b/compiler/Makefile
index cfb14a481a..c59b078cad 100644
--- a/compiler/Makefile
+++ b/compiler/Makefile
@@ -4416,6 +4416,7 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 else
+cycle: override FPC=
 cycle:
 	$(MAKE) OS_TARGET=$(OS_SOURCE) CPU_TARGET=$(CPU_SOURCE) CROSSBINDIR= BINUTILSPREFIX= CROSSCYCLEBOOTSTRAP=1 rtlclean rtl CYCLELEVEL=1
 	$(MAKE) OS_TARGET=$(OS_SOURCE) CPU_TARGET=$(CPU_SOURCE) EXENAME=$(TEMPNAME) CROSSBINDIR= BINUTILSPREFIX= CROSSCYCLEBOOTSTRAP=1 cycleclean compiler CYCLELEVEL=1
diff --git a/compiler/Makefile.fpc b/compiler/Makefile.fpc
index 86d150eca6..d8554ddb7c 100644
--- a/compiler/Makefile.fpc
+++ b/compiler/Makefile.fpc
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ else
 # ppc3/ppcXXX = native (skipped for cross installation)
 #
 
-#cycle: override FPC=
+cycle: override FPC=
 cycle:
 # ppc (source native)
 # Clear detected compiler binary, because it can be existing crosscompiler binary, but we need native compiler here