diff --git a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/modulehandler.cpp b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/modulehandler.cpp
index ae638e2d603..2a06f294f39 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/modulehandler.cpp
+++ b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/modulehandler.cpp
@@ -2462,10 +2462,15 @@ MingwBuildToolModuleHandler::GenerateBuildToolModuleTarget ()
 	string objectsMacro = GetObjectsMacro ( module );
 	string linkDepsMacro = GetLinkingDependenciesMacro ();
 	string libsMacro = GetLibsMacro ();
-    string linker = "${host_ld}";
 
 	GenerateRules ();
 
+	string linker;
+	if ( module.cplusplus )
+		linker = "${host_gpp}";
+	else
+		linker = "${host_gcc}";
+
 	const FileLocation *target_file = GetTargetFilename ( module, NULL );
 	fprintf ( fMakefile, "%s: %s %s | %s\n",
 	          targetMacro.c_str (),