diff --git a/examples/cxx/Makefile.in b/examples/cxx/Makefile.in
index da4693b49..32e9e777f 100755
--- a/examples/cxx/Makefile.in
+++ b/examples/cxx/Makefile.in
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ all: $(PROGRAM)
 DEPENDS=$(OBJS:.o=.d)
 
 %.d:
-	g++ -MM -I$(CANTERA_INCDIR) $(CXX_FLAGS) $*.cpp > $*.d
+	@CXX_DEPENDS@ -I$(CANTERA_INCDIR) $(CXX_FLAGS) $*.cpp > $*.d
 
 $(PROGRAM): $(OBJS) $(CANTERA_LIBDIR)/libcantera.a $(CANTERA_LIBDIR)/libzeroD.a
 	$(CXX) -o $(PROGRAM) $(OBJS) $(LCXX_FLAGS) $(CANTERA_LIBS) \