diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5f5e2f70..593d990c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.3.29
+8.3.30
diff --git a/scripts/defs.mak.in b/scripts/defs.mak.in
index 0404e2ee..45d65f53 100755
--- a/scripts/defs.mak.in
+++ b/scripts/defs.mak.in
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ RM                     = rm -f
 CP                     = cp
 AR                     = ar
 ARFLAGS                = crv
-LINK                   = ld -r
+LINK                   = @LD@ -r
 LD                     = @LD@
 MCPP		       = @MCPP@
 MSED		       = @MSED@