diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9697f10..edc0a33 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ NATIVE_NAME=main
 all: java $(TARGET)
 
 $(TARGET): $(OBJS)
-	g++ -shared -o ${BASE_NPATH}/$(TARGET) \
+	$(CXX) -shared -o ${BASE_NPATH}/$(TARGET) \
 	 $(OBJS) ${BASE_NPATH}/libneonucleus.a $(TLA_PATH)/libtla.a -lc
 %.o: %.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -fPIC -I${JAVA_HOME}/include -I${JAVA_HOME}/include/linux $(CFLAGS) \