diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3b38a3a422..b81bc45e73 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -10870,7 +10870,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" = "yes"; then
     case "${host}" in
       *-hp-hpux* )
         if test "$GCC" = yes ; then
-            SHARED_LD="${CC} -shared -fPIC -o"
+            SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -fPIC -o"
             PIC_FLAG="-fPIC"
         else
                         LDFLAGS="-L/usr/lib"
@@ -10889,7 +10889,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" = "yes"; then
       ;;
 
             *-*-linux* )
-        SHARED_LD="${CC} -shared -o"
+        SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -o"
         PIC_FLAG="-fPIC"
         if test "$wxUSE_BURNT_NAME" = "yes" ; then
             BURNT_LIBRARY_NAME="-Wl,-soname,${WX_LIBRARY_LINK1}"
@@ -10906,7 +10906,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" = "yes"; then
       ;;
       *-*-irix5* | *-*-irix6* )
         if test "$GCC" = yes ; then
-           SHARED_LD="${CC} -shared -o"
+           SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -o"
            PIC_FLAG="-fPIC"
         else
            SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -o"
@@ -10921,7 +10921,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" = "yes"; then
       ;;
       *-*-solaris2* )
         if test "$GCC" = yes ; then
-            SHARED_LD="${CC} -shared -o"
+            SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -o"
             PIC_FLAG="-fPIC"
 
                                     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -isystem /usr/openwin/include"
@@ -10938,13 +10938,13 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" = "yes"; then
         fi
       ;;
       *-*-sunos4* )
-        SHARED_LD="${CC} -shared -o"
+        SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -o"
         PIC_FLAG="-fPIC"
         WX_ALL_INSTALLED="CREATE_INSTALLED_LINKS"
         WX_ALL="CREATE_LINKS"
       ;;
       *-*-freebsd* | *-*-openbsd* | *-*-netbsd* )
-        SHARED_LD="${CC} -shared -o"
+        SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -o"
         PIC_FLAG="-fPIC"
         if test "$wxUSE_OPENGL" = "yes"; then
             WX_ALL_INSTALLED="CREATE_INSTALLED_LINKS CREATE_INSTALLED_LINKS_GL"
@@ -10992,7 +10992,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" = "yes"; then
         WX_ALL="CREATE_LINKS"
       ;;
       *-*-sysv5* )
-        SHARED_LD="${CC} -shared -o"
+        SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -o"
         PIC_FLAG="-fPIC"
         WX_ALL_INSTALLED="CREATE_INSTALLED_LINKS"
         WX_ALL="CREATE_LINKS"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f0f79f626e..e117bc7195 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2163,7 +2163,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" = "yes"; then
     case "${host}" in
       *-hp-hpux* )
         if test "$GCC" = yes ; then
-            SHARED_LD="${CC} -shared -fPIC -o"
+            SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -fPIC -o"
             PIC_FLAG="-fPIC"
         else
             dnl no idea why it wants it, but it does
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" = "yes"; then
 
       dnl in fact, these settings are for any platform using gcc
       *-*-linux* )
-        SHARED_LD="${CC} -shared -o"
+        SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -o"
         PIC_FLAG="-fPIC"
         if test "$wxUSE_BURNT_NAME" = "yes" ; then
             BURNT_LIBRARY_NAME="-Wl,-soname,${WX_LIBRARY_LINK1}"
@@ -2202,7 +2202,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" = "yes"; then
       ;;
       *-*-irix5* | *-*-irix6* )
         if test "$GCC" = yes ; then
-           SHARED_LD="${CC} -shared -o"
+           SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -o"
            PIC_FLAG="-fPIC"
         else
            SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -o"
@@ -2217,7 +2217,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" = "yes"; then
       ;;
       *-*-solaris2* )
         if test "$GCC" = yes ; then
-            SHARED_LD="${CC} -shared -o"
+            SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -o"
             PIC_FLAG="-fPIC"
 
             dnl newer versions of gcc need -isystem to compile X headers on
@@ -2236,13 +2236,13 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" = "yes"; then
         fi
       ;;
       *-*-sunos4* )
-        SHARED_LD="${CC} -shared -o"
+        SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -o"
         PIC_FLAG="-fPIC"
         WX_ALL_INSTALLED="CREATE_INSTALLED_LINKS"
         WX_ALL="CREATE_LINKS"
       ;;
       *-*-freebsd* | *-*-openbsd* | *-*-netbsd* )
-        SHARED_LD="${CC} -shared -o"
+        SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -o"
         PIC_FLAG="-fPIC"
         if test "$wxUSE_OPENGL" = "yes"; then
             WX_ALL_INSTALLED="CREATE_INSTALLED_LINKS CREATE_INSTALLED_LINKS_GL"
@@ -2293,7 +2293,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" = "yes"; then
         WX_ALL="CREATE_LINKS"
       ;;
       *-*-sysv5* )
-        SHARED_LD="${CC} -shared -o"
+        SHARED_LD="${CXX} -shared -o"
         PIC_FLAG="-fPIC"
         WX_ALL_INSTALLED="CREATE_INSTALLED_LINKS"
         WX_ALL="CREATE_LINKS"