diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
index 093250c70..5c88e3bf7 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ GNU_BIN = $(GNU_DIR)/bin
 GNU_LIB = $(GNU_DIR)/lib
 export GCC_EXEC_PREFIX = $(GNU_LIB)/gcc-lib/
 
-GCC = $(GNU_BIN)/$(GNU_TARGET_PREFIX)cc$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)
+GCC = $(GNU_BIN)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)cc$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)
 
-GCC_AR = $(GNU_BIN)/$(GNU_TARGET_PREFIX)ar$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) -rc
+GCC_AR = $(GNU_BIN)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)ar$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) -rc
 GCC_CPP = $(GCC) -x c -E
-GCC_RANLIB = $(GNU_BIN)/$(GNU_TARGET_PREFIX)ranlib$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) 
+GCC_RANLIB = $(GNU_BIN)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)ranlib$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) 
 
 GCC_CMPLR_CPPFLAGS_ANSI = -ansi 
 GCC_CMPLR_CPPFLAGS_STRICT = -ansi -pedantic -Wtraditional
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ GCC_BUILD_CPPFLAGS_CROSS = -nostdinc
 GCC_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES =  -shared
 GCC_POSIX_CPPFLAGS = -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=199506L -D_POSIX_THREADS -D_REENTRANT
 
-G++ = $(GNU_BIN)/$(GNU_TARGET_PREFIX)cc$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)
+G++ = $(GNU_BIN)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)cc$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)
 
 G++_CMPLR_CPPFLAGS_NORMAL = -ansi -pedantic
 G++_CMPLR_CPPFLAGS_STRICT = -ansi -pedantic -Wtraditional
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
index e408f82db..90cba502b 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ GNU_DIR = $(VX_DIR)/host/$(WIND_HOST_TYPE)
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------
 # Command definition overrides
-GCC_LD = $(GNU_BIN)/$(GNU_TARGET_PREFIX)ld$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) -r
+GCC_LD = $(GNU_BIN)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)ld$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) -r
 
 # use ld  partial linking not ar to create libraries)
 GCC_AR = $(GCC_LD)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ GCC_RANLIB =
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # C++ host processing
-NM = $(GNU_BIN)/$(GNU_TARGET_PREFIX)nm$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)
+NM = $(GNU_BIN)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)nm$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)
 ifneq ($(wildcard $(GNU_BIN)/munch.tcl),)
 #tornado2
 export WIND_BASE = $(VX_DIR)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ endif
 MUNCH = $(GNU_BIN)/wtxtcl$(HOSTEXE) $(GNU_BIN)/munch.tcl -asm $(ARCH_CLASS)
 else
 #tornado101
-MUNCH = $(GNU_BIN)/$(GNU_TARGET_PREFIX)munch$(EXE)
+MUNCH = $(GNU_BIN)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)munch$(EXE)
 endif
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------