diff -up ./mk/rte.lib.mk.orig ./mk/rte.lib.mk
--- ./mk/rte.lib.mk.orig	2014-05-29 05:43:11.000000000 -0400
+++ ./mk/rte.lib.mk	2014-07-01 10:21:36.827871451 -0400
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ build: _postbuild
 exe2cmd = $(strip $(call dotfile,$(patsubst %,%.cmd,$(1))))
 
 ifeq ($(LINK_USING_CC),1)
-# Override the definition of LD here, since we're linking with CC
-LD := $(CC)
+CPU_LDFLAGS := $(call linkerprefix,$(CPU_LDFLAGS))
+O_TO_S = $(CC) $(CPU_LDFLAGS) -z muldefs -shared $(OBJS-y) -o $(LIB)
+else
+O_TO_S = $(LD) $(CPU_LDFLAGS) -z muldefs -shared $(OBJS-y) -o $(LIB)
 endif
 
 O_TO_A = $(AR) crus $(LIB) $(OBJS-y)
@@ -73,8 +75,6 @@ O_TO_A_DO = @set -e; \
 	$(O_TO_A) && \
 	echo $(O_TO_A_CMD) > $(call exe2cmd,$(@))
 
-O_TO_S = $(LD) $(CPU_LDFLAGS) -z muldefs -shared $(OBJS-y) -o $(LIB)
-O_TO_S_STR = $(subst ','\'',$(O_TO_S)) #'# fix syntax highlight
 O_TO_S_DISP = $(if $(V),"$(O_TO_S_STR)","  LD $(@)")
 O_TO_S_DO = @set -e; \
 	echo $(O_TO_S_DISP); \