diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 6cfd0ac..cee91e7 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@
 endif
 endif
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_CXX := $(my_cxx)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_CLANG := $(my_clang)
 
 # TODO: support a mix of standard extensions so that this isn't necessary
 LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION := $(strip $(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION))
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index 88f11fd..df81cd5 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
 $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	-nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
 	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	-shared \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_CLANG)),-shared,-Wl,-shared) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
index 520eb09..07d3984 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	-nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
 	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	-shared \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_CLANG)),-shared,-Wl,-shared) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
index ccd7c1a..995e63c 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	-nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
 	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	-shared \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_CLANG)),-shared,-Wl,-shared) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
index b66389b..938b11c 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	-nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
 	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	-shared \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_CLANG)),-shared,-Wl,-shared) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index b534e32..0bb218f 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	 -nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
-	 -shared \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_CLANG)),-shared,-Wl,-shared) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
index b1c6fbf..14fa5ed 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	 -nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
-	 -shared \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_CLANG)),-shared,-Wl,-shared) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index c798f02..a6c473e 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(PRIVATE_TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) \
 	-Wl,-rpath,\$$ORIGIN/../lib \
-	-shared -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
+	-Wl,-shared -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \