--- a/build/cc-auto.mak.in
+++ b/build/cc-auto.mak.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export CC = @CC@
 export CXX = @CXX@
 export AR = @AR@
 export AR_FLAGS = @AR_FLAGS@
-export LD = @LD@
+export LD = @CXX@
 export LDOUT = -o 
 export RANLIB = @RANLIB@