--- a/vgauth/service/Makefile.am
+++ b/vgauth/service/Makefile.am
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
                             $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) \
                             $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 else
-   VGAuthService_LINK = $(LINK)
+   VGAuthService_LINK = $(CXXLINK)
 endif
 
 # Message catalogs.
--- a/vgauth/service/Makefile.in
+++ b/vgauth/service/Makefile.in
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 	../lib/libvgauth.la @XERCES_LIBS@ @XMLSECURITY_LIBS@ \
 	@SSL_LIBS@ -lxerces-c -lxml-security-c -lssl -lcrypto \
 	$(am__append_1)
-@HAVE_ICU_FALSE@VGAuthService_LINK = $(LINK)
+@HAVE_ICU_FALSE@VGAuthService_LINK = $(CXXLINK)
 @HAVE_ICU_TRUE@VGAuthService_LINK = $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CXX $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS)     \
 @HAVE_ICU_TRUE@                            $(LIBTOOLFLAGS) --mode=link $(CXX)       \
 @HAVE_ICU_TRUE@                            $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) \