--- a/tests/modules/Makefile
+++ b/tests/modules/Makefile
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
 # tough we want to keep the compiler as clang as MSan is not supported for gcc
 ifeq ($(uname_S),Linux)
 ifneq ($(SANITIZER),memory)
-	LD = gcc
-	CC = gcc
+	LD = $(CC)
 endif
 endif