diff --git a/assets/update_assets.py b/assets/update_assets.py
index 28107fc..16cfabb 100755
--- a/assets/update_assets.py
+++ b/assets/update_assets.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def add_license(input: str, output: str):
     add_basic(input, LICENSE)
 def compile_program(file: str, output: str):
     print("Compiling file '%s' to '%s'" % (path.abspath(file), path.abspath(output)))
-    subprocess.call([os.environ.get("CXX", "c++"), file, "-o", output])
+    subprocess.call(["c++", file, "-o", output])
 def add_css(file: str, output: str):
     CSS_FILE = output + ".h"
     print("Adding CSS file '%s' (C identifier '%s') from file '%s'" % (file, output, CSS_FILE))