diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 3a7e55715..23c1bf1e1 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 AR	= @AR@
 RANLIB	= @RANLIB@
 RC	= @RC@
+LINKER = @LINKER@
 
 TARGET  = libSDL2.la
 OBJECTS = @OBJECTS@
@@ -152,13 +153,13 @@ update-revision:
 .PHONY: all update-revision install install-bin install-hdrs install-lib install-data uninstall uninstall-bin uninstall-hdrs uninstall-lib uninstall-data clean distclean dist $(OBJECTS:.lo=.d)
 
 $(objects)/$(TARGET): $(GEN_HEADERS) $(GEN_OBJECTS) $(OBJECTS) $(VERSION_OBJECTS)
-	$(RUN_CMD_LTLINK)$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) $(GEN_OBJECTS) $(VERSION_OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS) $(LT_LDFLAGS)
+	$(RUN_CMD_LTLINK)$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(LINKER) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) $(GEN_OBJECTS) $(VERSION_OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS) $(LT_LDFLAGS)
 
 $(objects)/$(SDLMAIN_TARGET): $(SDLMAIN_OBJECTS)
-	$(RUN_CMD_LTLINK)$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) -static -o $@ $(SDLMAIN_OBJECTS) -rpath $(libdir)
+	$(RUN_CMD_LTLINK)$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(LINKER) -static -o $@ $(SDLMAIN_OBJECTS) -rpath $(libdir)
 
 $(objects)/$(SDLTEST_TARGET): $(SDLTEST_OBJECTS)
-	$(RUN_CMD_LTLINK)$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) -static -o $@ $(SDLTEST_OBJECTS) -rpath $(libdir)
+	$(RUN_CMD_LTLINK)$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(LINKER) -static -o $@ $(SDLTEST_OBJECTS) -rpath $(libdir)
 
 install: all install-bin install-hdrs install-lib install-data
 install-bin: