diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 810142f03d9b3f1744ebd8d74d9105f1b9d6bd3c..949402f114482a3e9c8f2d5d05138b84e6b419b7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ else
 
   ifeq ($(PLATFORM),unix)
     override CC = $(CCraw)
-    LINK_CMD    = $(subst /,$(SEP),$(OBJ_BUILD)/libtool) \
-                  --mode=link $(CC) \
+    LINK_CMD    = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) \
                   $(subst /,$(COMPILER_SEP),$(LDFLAGS))
     LINK_LIBS   = $(subst /,$(COMPILER_SEP),$(FTLIB) $(EFENCE)) $(LIB_CLOCK_GETTIME)
   else
diff --git a/mac/Makefile b/mac/Makefile
index 73ae99cae5c5815948bb692d6647633a06c09b3e..52038a4fea1f26e8bebfe0e152d0f070d930c449 100644
--- a/mac/Makefile
+++ b/mac/Makefile
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ else
   LINK_ITEMS = $T$(subst /,$(COMPILER_SEP),$@ $<)
 
   CC        = $(CCraw)
-  LINK_CMD  = $(subst /,$(SEP),$(OBJ_BUILD)/libtool) \
-		--mode=link $(CC) \
+  LINK_CMD  = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) \
 		$(subst /,$(COMPILER_SEP),$(LDFLAGS))
   ifeq ($(findstring CoreServices,$(LDFLAGS)),)
     LINK_LIBS = $(subst /,$(COMPILER_SEP),$(FTLIB) $(EFENCE)) $(MATH) \