diff --git a/mk/cfg/aarch64-linux-android.mk b/mk/cfg/aarch64-linux-android.mk
index 9e0245e093d..d7a1405c3d0 100644
--- a/mk/cfg/aarch64-linux-android.mk
+++ b/mk/cfg/aarch64-linux-android.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # aarch64-linux-android configuration
 # CROSS_PREFIX_aarch64-linux-android-
 CC_aarch64-linux-android=$(CFG_ANDROID_CROSS_PATH)/bin/aarch64-linux-android-gcc
-LINK_aarch64-linux-android=$(CFG_ANDROID_CROSS_PATH)/bin/aarch64-linux-android-gcc
 CXX_aarch64-linux-android=$(CFG_ANDROID_CROSS_PATH)/bin/aarch64-linux-android-g++
 CPP_aarch64-linux-android=$(CFG_ANDROID_CROSS_PATH)/bin/aarch64-linux-android-gcc -E
 AR_aarch64-linux-android=$(CFG_ANDROID_CROSS_PATH)/bin/aarch64-linux-android-ar
diff --git a/mk/cfg/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.mk b/mk/cfg/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
index 88d7700db82..6637423e495 100644
--- a/mk/cfg/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
+++ b/mk/cfg/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu configuration
 CROSS_PREFIX_aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu=aarch64-linux-gnu-
 CC_aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu=gcc
-LINK_aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu=gcc
 CXX_aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu=g++
 CPP_aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu=gcc -E
 AR_aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu=ar
diff --git a/mk/cfg/arm-linux-androideabi.mk b/mk/cfg/arm-linux-androideabi.mk
index a66f70f6305..fdd38ba75fe 100644
--- a/mk/cfg/arm-linux-androideabi.mk
+++ b/mk/cfg/arm-linux-androideabi.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # arm-linux-androideabi configuration
-LINK_arm-linux-androideabi=$(CFG_ANDROID_CROSS_PATH)/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-gcc
 CC_arm-linux-androideabi=$(CFG_ANDROID_CROSS_PATH)/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-gcc
 CXX_arm-linux-androideabi=$(CFG_ANDROID_CROSS_PATH)/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-g++
 CPP_arm-linux-androideabi=$(CFG_ANDROID_CROSS_PATH)/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-gcc -E
diff --git a/mk/cfg/i686-apple-darwin.mk b/mk/cfg/i686-apple-darwin.mk
index 25b692449aa..7ebb492bb21 100644
--- a/mk/cfg/i686-apple-darwin.mk
+++ b/mk/cfg/i686-apple-darwin.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # i686-apple-darwin configuration
 CC_i686-apple-darwin=$(CC)
-LINK_i686-apple-darwin=cc
 CXX_i686-apple-darwin=$(CXX)
 CPP_i686-apple-darwin=$(CPP)
 AR_i686-apple-darwin=$(AR)
diff --git a/mk/cfg/i686-unknown-linux-gnu.mk b/mk/cfg/i686-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
index 1c5de9a2c05..88c0907f63b 100644
--- a/mk/cfg/i686-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
+++ b/mk/cfg/i686-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # i686-unknown-linux-gnu configuration
 CC_i686-unknown-linux-gnu=$(CC)
-LINK_i686-unknown-linux-gnu=cc
 CXX_i686-unknown-linux-gnu=$(CXX)
 CPP_i686-unknown-linux-gnu=$(CPP)
 AR_i686-unknown-linux-gnu=$(AR)
diff --git a/mk/cfg/x86_64-apple-darwin.mk b/mk/cfg/x86_64-apple-darwin.mk
index 9d3361b7fc6..4c68d3dcf37 100644
--- a/mk/cfg/x86_64-apple-darwin.mk
+++ b/mk/cfg/x86_64-apple-darwin.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # x86_64-apple-darwin configuration
 CC_x86_64-apple-darwin=$(CC)
-LINK_x86_64-apple-darwin=cc
 CXX_x86_64-apple-darwin=$(CXX)
 CPP_x86_64-apple-darwin=$(CPP)
 AR_x86_64-apple-darwin=$(AR)
diff --git a/mk/cfg/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.mk b/mk/cfg/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.mk
index 10aaf137e8b..4118ea26c07 100644
--- a/mk/cfg/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.mk
+++ b/mk/cfg/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # x86_64-pc-windows-gnu configuration
 CROSS_PREFIX_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu=x86_64-w64-mingw32-
 CC_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu=gcc
-LINK_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu=gcc
 CXX_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu=g++
 CPP_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu=gcc -E
 AR_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu=ar
diff --git a/mk/cfg/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.mk b/mk/cfg/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
index 1735d1eb3f7..044c687c9fc 100644
--- a/mk/cfg/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
+++ b/mk/cfg/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu configuration
 CC_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu=$(CC)
-LINK_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu=cc
 CXX_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu=$(CXX)
 CPP_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu=$(CPP)
 AR_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu=$(AR)
diff --git a/mk/platform.mk b/mk/platform.mk
index 26a6db1c5bd..8a5e58c46f6 100644
--- a/mk/platform.mk
+++ b/mk/platform.mk
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ endef
 $(foreach target,$(CFG_TARGET), \
   $(eval $(call ADD_INSTALLED_OBJECTS,$(target))))
 
+define DEFINE_LINKER
+  ifndef LINK_$(1)
+    LINK_$(1) := $$(CC_$(1))
+  endif
+endef
+
+$(foreach target,$(CFG_TARGET), \
+  $(eval $(call DEFINE_LINKER,$(target))))
+
 # The -Qunused-arguments sidesteps spurious warnings from clang
 define FILTER_FLAGS
   ifeq ($$(CFG_USING_CLANG),1)