diff --git a/tools/src/Makefile.in b/tools/src/Makefile.in
index ff0817464..dca51eb0f 100755
--- a/tools/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/src/Makefile.in
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ clean:
         fi )
 
 %.d:
-	@CXX@ -MM $(INCDIR) @CXXFLAGS@ $(CXX_FLAGS) $*.cpp > $*.d
+	@CXX_DEPENDS@ -MM $(INCDIR) @CXXFLAGS@ $(CXX_FLAGS) $*.cpp > $*.d
 
 depends: $(DEPENDS)
 	cat *.d &> .depends