diff --git a/mkspecs/common/clang.conf b/mkspecs/common/clang.conf
index d58b44b295..d6418b54b3 100644
--- a/mkspecs/common/clang.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/common/clang.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ QMAKE_COMPILER          = gcc clang llvm   # clang pretends to be gcc
 QMAKE_CC                = clang
 QMAKE_CXX               = clang++
 
+QMAKE_LINK_C            = $$QMAKE_CC
+QMAKE_LINK_C_SHLIB      = $$QMAKE_CC
+
 QMAKE_LINK              = $$QMAKE_CXX
 QMAKE_LINK_SHLIB        = $$QMAKE_CXX