diff --git a/mk/cfg/i686-apple-darwin.mk b/mk/cfg/i686-apple-darwin.mk
index 7ebb492bb21..25b692449aa 100644
--- a/mk/cfg/i686-apple-darwin.mk
+++ b/mk/cfg/i686-apple-darwin.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # i686-apple-darwin configuration
 CC_i686-apple-darwin=$(CC)
+LINK_i686-apple-darwin=cc
 CXX_i686-apple-darwin=$(CXX)
 CPP_i686-apple-darwin=$(CPP)
 AR_i686-apple-darwin=$(AR)
diff --git a/mk/cfg/i686-unknown-linux-gnu.mk b/mk/cfg/i686-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
index 88c0907f63b..1c5de9a2c05 100644
--- a/mk/cfg/i686-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
+++ b/mk/cfg/i686-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # i686-unknown-linux-gnu configuration
 CC_i686-unknown-linux-gnu=$(CC)
+LINK_i686-unknown-linux-gnu=cc
 CXX_i686-unknown-linux-gnu=$(CXX)
 CPP_i686-unknown-linux-gnu=$(CPP)
 AR_i686-unknown-linux-gnu=$(AR)
diff --git a/mk/cfg/x86_64-apple-darwin.mk b/mk/cfg/x86_64-apple-darwin.mk
index 4c68d3dcf37..9d3361b7fc6 100644
--- a/mk/cfg/x86_64-apple-darwin.mk
+++ b/mk/cfg/x86_64-apple-darwin.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # x86_64-apple-darwin configuration
 CC_x86_64-apple-darwin=$(CC)
+LINK_x86_64-apple-darwin=cc
 CXX_x86_64-apple-darwin=$(CXX)
 CPP_x86_64-apple-darwin=$(CPP)
 AR_x86_64-apple-darwin=$(AR)
diff --git a/mk/cfg/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.mk b/mk/cfg/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
index 044c687c9fc..1735d1eb3f7 100644
--- a/mk/cfg/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
+++ b/mk/cfg/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu configuration
 CC_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu=$(CC)
+LINK_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu=cc
 CXX_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu=$(CXX)
 CPP_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu=$(CPP)
 AR_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu=$(AR)