diff --git a/src/template/hpux_cc b/src/template/hpux_cc
index c58f082869..7b261b8246 100644
--- a/src/template/hpux_cc
+++ b/src/template/hpux_cc
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ DLSUFFIX:.sl
 YFLAGS:-d
 YACC:
 CC:cc
+# Make aCC be first C++ compiler name tried...
+CCC:aCC