Index: pidgin/Makefile.am
--- pidgin/Makefile.am.orig
+++ pidgin/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 		win32/nsis/create_nsis_translations.pl \
 		win32/nsis/nsis_translations.desktop.in
 
+CCLD = $(CXX)
+
 if ENABLE_GTK
 
 SUBDIRS = pixmaps plugins