diff --git a/vpi/Makefile.in b/vpi/Makefile.in
index 95cf981e0..b0d4d3fb0 100644
--- a/vpi/Makefile.in
+++ b/vpi/Makefile.in
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ ifeq (@MINGW32@,yes)
 endif
 
 system.vpi: $O ../vvp/libvpi.a
-	$(CC) @shared@ -o $@ $O -L../vvp $(LDFLAGS) -lvpi $(SYSTEM_VPI_LDFLAGS)
+	$(CXX) @shared@ -o $@ $O -L../vvp $(LDFLAGS) -lvpi $(SYSTEM_VPI_LDFLAGS)
 
 sys_readmem_lex.c: sys_readmem_lex.lex
 	flex -t -Preadmem $(srcdir)/sys_readmem_lex.lex > sys_readmem_lex.c