diff --git a/enc/Makefile.in b/enc/Makefile.in
index dd8ca1b5281aad..c57d6c17b5cd15 100644
--- a/enc/Makefile.in
+++ b/enc/Makefile.in
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ BUILTRUBY = $(topdir)/miniruby$(EXEEXT)
 
 empty =
 AR = @AR@
+LD = @LD@
 CC = @CC@
 ARFLAGS = @ARFLAGS@$(empty)
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
diff --git a/lib/mkmf.rb b/lib/mkmf.rb
index f59c19c5542589..e07bcf7ca047a7 100644
--- a/lib/mkmf.rb
+++ b/lib/mkmf.rb
@@ -2149,6 +2149,7 @@ def configuration(srcdir)
 LDSHARED = #{CONFIG['LDSHARED']}
 LDSHAREDXX = #{config_string('LDSHAREDXX') || '$(LDSHARED)'}
 AR = #{CONFIG['AR']}
+LD = #{CONFIG['LD']}
 EXEEXT = #{CONFIG['EXEEXT']}
 
 }