diff --git a/make/rules.mk b/make/rules.mk
index 04ffb244..3855be76 100644
--- a/make/rules.mk
+++ b/make/rules.mk
@@ -275,10 +275,10 @@ strip.done: $(EXE_ALL)
 
 ifeq ($(LIBTYPE),shared)
 $(SO_PREFIX)%.so: %.o
-	$(LD) -shared $(REAL_LDFLAGS) $(FLAVOUR_PREFIX)$^ -o $@
+	$(CXX) -shared $(REAL_LDFLAGS) $(FLAVOUR_PREFIX)$^ -o $@
 else
 $(SO_PREFIX)%.so: %.o
-	$(LD) $(REAL_LDFLAGS) $(FLAVOUR_PREFIX)$^ -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(REAL_LDFLAGS) $(FLAVOUR_PREFIX)$^ -o $@
 endif
 
 $(VERSION_SCRIPT):