diff --git a/Modules/makesetup b/Modules/makesetup
index 2deaf7118e3..0da94651b9f 100755
--- a/Modules/makesetup
+++ b/Modules/makesetup
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ sed -e 's/[ 	]*#.*//' -e '/^[ 	]*$/d' |
 			*) src='$(srcdir)/'$src;;
 			esac
 			case $doconfig in
-			no)	cc="cc \$(CCSHARED)";;
+			no)	cc="$cc \$(CCSHARED)";;
 			esac
 			rule="$obj: $src; $cc \$(CFLAGS) $cpps -c $src"
 			echo "$rule" >>$rulesf