diff --git a/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon b/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
index 3d557e0ba..9d679cf03 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
+++ b/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export GCC_EXEC_PREFIX = $(GNU_LIB)/gcc-lib/
 CC = $(GNU_BIN)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)cc$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)
 CCC = $(GNU_BIN)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)cc$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)
 AR = $(GNU_BIN)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)ar$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) -rc
+LD = $(GNU_BIN)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)ld$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) -r
 CPP = $(CCC) -x c -E
 RANLIB = $(GNU_BIN)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)ranlib$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)