diff --git a/Makefile.org b/Makefile.org
index 6da1fb649..fb90e493c 100644
--- a/Makefile.org
+++ b/Makefile.org
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ do_gnu-shared:
 	done
 
 DETECT_GNU_LD=${CC} -v 2>&1 | grep '^gcc' >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
-	my_ld=`gcc -print-prog-name=ld 2>&1` && \
+	my_ld=`${CC} -print-prog-name=ld 2>&1` && \
 	[ -n "$$my_ld" ] && \
 	$$my_ld -v 2>&1 | grep 'GNU ld' >/dev/null 2>&1