diff --git a/sc2/build/unix/make/buildtools-generic b/sc2/build/unix/make/buildtools-generic
index b3ea464a4..8db92086f 100644
--- a/sc2/build/unix/make/buildtools-generic
+++ b/sc2/build/unix/make/buildtools-generic
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ define act_objcc
 endef
 
 define act_link
-	$(LINK) -o "$@" $^ $(LDFLAGS)
+	$(CXX) -o "$@" $^ $(LDFLAGS)
 endef