diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3f2c7d28db..9ed376689e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ ifndef MACOSX_BUILD
 # OSX links in os/macosx/Makefile to handle universal binaries better
 $(TTD): $(OBJS) $(MAKE_CONFIG)
 	@echo '===> Linking $@'
-	$(Q)$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(TTDLDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS) -o $@
+	$(Q)$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(TTDLDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS) -o $@
 endif
 
 $(STRGEN): strgen/strgen.c endian_host.h