diff --git a/libbitdht/src/libbitdht.pro b/libbitdht/src/libbitdht.pro
index a5251590f..738deeab1 100644
--- a/libbitdht/src/libbitdht.pro
+++ b/libbitdht/src/libbitdht.pro
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ debug {
 
 ################################# Linux ##########################################
 linux-* {
-	QMAKE_CC = g++
+	QMAKE_CC = $${QMAKE_CXX}
 }
 
 linux-g++ {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ win32-x-g++ {
 ################################# Windows ##########################################
 
 win32 {
-		QMAKE_CC = g++
+		QMAKE_CC = $${QMAKE_CXX}
 		OBJECTS_DIR = temp/obj
 		MOC_DIR = temp/moc
 		DEFINES *= STATICLIB WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN _USE_32BIT_TIME_T
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ win32 {
 ################################# MacOSX ##########################################
 
 mac {
-		QMAKE_CC = g++
+		QMAKE_CC = $${QMAKE_CXX}
 		OBJECTS_DIR = temp/obj
 		MOC_DIR = temp/moc
 }
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro b/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
index d01d4c9dd..d9e64d3e9 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
+++ b/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ linux-* {
 	CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
 
 	QMAKE_CXXFLAGS *= -Wall -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
-	QMAKE_CC = g++
+	QMAKE_CC = $${QMAKE_CXX}
 
 	contains(CONFIG, NO_SQLCIPHER) {
 		DEFINES *= NO_SQLCIPHER
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ win32-x-g++ {
 ################################# Windows ##########################################
 
 win32 {
-	QMAKE_CC = g++
+	QMAKE_CC = $${QMAKE_CXX}
 	OBJECTS_DIR = temp/obj
 	MOC_DIR = temp/moc
 	DEFINES *= WINDOWS_SYS WIN32 STATICLIB MINGW WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN _USE_32BIT_TIME_T
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ win32 {
 ################################# MacOSX ##########################################
 
 mac {
-		QMAKE_CC = g++
+		QMAKE_CC = $${QMAKE_CXX}
 		OBJECTS_DIR = temp/obj
 		MOC_DIR = temp/moc
 		#DEFINES = WINDOWS_SYS WIN32 STATICLIB MINGW
diff --git a/tests/librssimulator/librssimulator.pro b/tests/librssimulator/librssimulator.pro
index 14f1d5c6e..5211e7e50 100644
--- a/tests/librssimulator/librssimulator.pro
+++ b/tests/librssimulator/librssimulator.pro
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ linux-* {
 
 	DESTDIR = lib
 	QMAKE_CXXFLAGS *= -Wall -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
-	QMAKE_CC = g++
+	QMAKE_CC = $${QMAKE_CXX}
 
 	SSL_DIR = /usr/include/openssl
 	UPNP_DIR = /usr/include/upnp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ win32-x-g++ {
 ################################# Windows ##########################################
 
 win32 {
-	QMAKE_CC = g++
+	QMAKE_CC = $${QMAKE_CXX}
 	OBJECTS_DIR = temp/obj
 	MOC_DIR = temp/moc
 	DEFINES *= WINDOWS_SYS WIN32 STATICLIB MINGW WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN _USE_32BIT_TIME_T
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ win32 {
 ################################# MacOSX ##########################################
 
 mac {
-		QMAKE_CC = g++
+		QMAKE_CC = $${QMAKE_CXX}
 		OBJECTS_DIR = temp/obj
 		MOC_DIR = temp/moc
 		#DEFINES = WINDOWS_SYS WIN32 STATICLIB MINGW