diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index 515f7ffac..521016f00 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ endif
 
 ifndef CUSTOM_RULE_LINK
 %.$(TARGET):	%.co $(PROJECT_OBJECTFILES) contiki-$(TARGET).a
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(TARGET_STARTFILES) $(filter-out %.a,$^) $(filter %.a,$^) $(TARGET_LIBFILES) -o $@
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(TARGET_STARTFILES) $(filter-out %.a,$^) $(filter %.a,$^) $(TARGET_LIBFILES) -o $@
 endif
 
 # The target below looks weird, but I had to add the @ to avoid complaints