diff --git a/source/runConfigureICU b/source/runConfigureICU
index 6783b38..99b4d11 100755
--- icu/source/runConfigureICU
+++ icu/source/runConfigureICU
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ case $platform in
         ;;
     MacOSX)
         THE_OS="MacOS X (Darwin)"
-        THE_COMP="the GNU C++"
+        THE_COMP="the clang"
         RELEASE_CFLAGS='-O2'
         RELEASE_CXXFLAGS='-O2'
         DEBUG_CFLAGS='-g -O0'