diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86 b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86
index d6e1f36be..c887ff74f 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86
@@ -34,3 +34,9 @@ COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY = READLINE
 
 OP_SYS_CFLAGS += -g
 
+# Some Linux distributions provide clang as an alternative to GCC.
+# To use clang if you have it, uncomment these three lines:
+#CC             = clang
+#CCC            = clang++
+#GNU_LDLIBS_YES =
+
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86_64 b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86_64
index 9d3bbd132..2894c3926 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86_64
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86_64
@@ -32,5 +32,11 @@ COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY = READLINE
 # Needs -lcurses (older versions)
 #COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY = READLINE_CURSES
 
-
 OP_SYS_CFLAGS += -g
+
+# Some Linux distributions provide clang as an alternative to GCC.
+# To use clang if you have it, uncomment these three lines:
+#CC             = clang
+#CCC            = clang++
+#GNU_LDLIBS_YES =
+