diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.compiler.mk b/share/mk/bsd.compiler.mk
index 02d152e209e2..e8397a2c6e86 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.compiler.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.compiler.mk
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 .if !defined(COMPILER_TYPE)
-. if ${CC:T:Mgcc} == "gcc"
+. if ${CC:T:Mgcc*}
 COMPILER_TYPE:=	gcc  
-. elif ${CC:T:Mclang} == "clang"
+. elif ${CC:T:Mclang}
 COMPILER_TYPE:=	clang
 . else
 _COMPILER_VERSION!=	${CC} --version
-.  if ${_COMPILER_VERSION:Mgcc} == "gcc"
+.  if ${_COMPILER_VERSION:Mgcc}
 COMPILER_TYPE:=	gcc
-.  elif ${_COMPILER_VERSION:M\(GCC\)} == "(GCC)"
+.  elif ${_COMPILER_VERSION:M\(GCC\)}
 COMPILER_TYPE:=	gcc
-.  elif ${_COMPILER_VERSION:Mclang} == "clang"
+.  elif ${_COMPILER_VERSION:Mclang}
 COMPILER_TYPE:=	clang
 .  else
 .error Unable to determing compiler type for ${CC}