diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.darwinCommon.darwinCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG.darwinCommon.darwinCommon
index 918278cc2..c3f6eddf9 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.darwinCommon.darwinCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.darwinCommon.darwinCommon
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY=READLINE
 GNU_DIR = /usr
 
 # Apple soft-links these compilers to clang/clang++
+CMPLR_CLASS = clang
 CC = cc
 CCC = c++
 GNU = NO