diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 59fb9faf..5556e4ea 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -245,14 +245,12 @@ WINDRES               ?= $(CROSS_TOOL_BIN_PREFIX)windres
 BUILD_LDFLAGS         += -lws2_32
 USE_GFILTER           ?= false
 MS_LD                 ?= wine $(HOME)/local/mingw/packages/msvcpp/bin/LIB.EXE
-LD                     = $(GPP)
 else
 GCC                   ?= gcc
 GPP                   ?= g++
 CLANG                 ?= clang
 CLANGPP               ?= clang++
 STRIP                 ?= strip
-LD                     = $(GPP)
 RANLIB                ?= ranlib
 AR                    ?= ar
 endif
@@ -773,11 +771,13 @@ endif
 ifeq "$(COMPILER_SUITE)" "gcc"
 CC                     = $(GCC)
 CPP                    = $(GPP)
+LD                     = $(GPP)
 endif
 
 ifeq "$(COMPILER_SUITE)" "clang"
 CC                     = $(CLANG)
 CPP                    = $(CLANGPP)
+LD                     = $(CLANGPP)
 endif
 
 PROJECTLIB_LDFLAGS  += -L$(TOPDIR)/lib