diff --git a/projects/gnu.org/gcc/package.yml b/projects/gnu.org/gcc/package.yml
index 0d71f46a..000891ef 100644
--- a/projects/gnu.org/gcc/package.yml
+++ b/projects/gnu.org/gcc/package.yml
@@ -100,11 +100,8 @@ build:
       CFLAGS: $CFLAGS -fPIC
       CXXFLAGS: $CXXFLAGS -fPIC
     darwin:
-      # just so binutils doesn't step on them
-      AR: /usr/bin/ar
-      AS: /usr/bin/as
-      NM: /usr/bin/nm
-      RANLIB: /usr/bin/ranlib
+      # just so we don't step on it
+      LD: clang
       ARGS:
         # Reliance on CLT hard path is yuck.
         - --with-sysroot=/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk