diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 5361313c1..452262b5b 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ libYap.a: $(LIB_OBJECTS)
 	$(RANLIB) libYap.a
 
 @DYNYAPLIB@: $(LIB_OBJECTS)
-	@DYNLIB_LD@ -o @YAPLIB@ $(LIB_OBJECTS) $(LIBS) $(LDFLGS)
+	@DYNLIB_LD@ -o @YAPLIB@  $(LDFLAGS) $(LIB_OBJECTS) $(LIBS)
 
 install: install_bin install_data
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2681974b4..826befcb8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7313,7 +7313,7 @@ then
   *darwin*)
     DYNYAPLIB=libYap"$SHLIB_SUFFIX"
     YAPLIB="$DYNYAPLIB"
-    DYNLIB_LD="gcc -dynamiclib"
+    DYNLIB_LD="$CC -dynamiclib"
     PRE_DYNLOADER_PATH="DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=\$(abs_top_builddir)"
     EXTEND_DYNLOADER_PATH="DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=\$(DESTDIR)\$(LIBDIR): YAPSHAREDIR=\$(DESTDIR)\$(SHAREDIR)/Yap YAPBOOTDIR=\$(DESTDIR)\$(SHAREDIR)/Yap/pl  YAPLIBDIR=\$(DESTDIR)\$(YAPLIBDIR)"
     ;;
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a0a77b7b7..6a6ed45b0 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ then
   *darwin*)
     DYNYAPLIB=libYap"$SHLIB_SUFFIX"
     YAPLIB="$DYNYAPLIB"
-    DYNLIB_LD="gcc -dynamiclib"
+    DYNLIB_LD="$CC -dynamiclib"
     PRE_DYNLOADER_PATH="DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=\$(abs_top_builddir)"
     EXTEND_DYNLOADER_PATH="DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=\$(DESTDIR)\$(LIBDIR): YAPSHAREDIR=\$(DESTDIR)\$(SHAREDIR)/Yap YAPBOOTDIR=\$(DESTDIR)\$(SHAREDIR)/Yap/pl  YAPLIBDIR=\$(DESTDIR)\$(YAPLIBDIR)"
     ;;