diff --git a/projects/libvpx/build.sh b/projects/libvpx/build.sh
index 1272262f9..013297d1f 100755
--- a/projects/libvpx/build.sh
+++ b/projects/libvpx/build.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pushd ${build_dir}
 # Remove files generated by the previous build.
 rm -rf ./*
 
-LDFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" LD=$CC $SRC/libvpx/configure \
+LDFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" LD=$CXX $SRC/libvpx/configure \
     --disable-unit-tests \
     --size-limit=12288x12288 \
     --extra-cflags="-DVPX_MAX_ALLOCABLE_MEMORY=1073741824" \