diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f35e9f9..14af4f6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ ubase-box: $(LIB) $(SRC)
 	echo 'else {' >> build/$@.c
 	for f in $(SRC); do echo "printf(\"`basename $$f .c`\"); putchar(' ');" >> build/$@.c; done
 	echo "putchar(0xa); }; return 0; }" >> build/$@.c
-	$(LD) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ build/*.c $(LIB) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ build/*.c $(LIB) $(LDLIBS)
 	rm -r build
 
 ubase-box-install: ubase-box
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index d073f56..245a590 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ PREFIX = /usr/local
 MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/share/man
 
 CC = cc
-LD = $(CC)
 AR = ar
 RANLIB = ranlib