--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ SWIGRUBY = swig -Wall -ruby -o $(SWIGRUB
 all: $(LIBA) $(LIBSO) $(LIBPC)
 
 pywrap: all selinuxswig_python_exception.i
-	CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) $(SWIG_CFLAGS)" $(PYTHON) setup.py build_ext
+	LDSHARED="$(CC) -shared" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) $(SWIG_CFLAGS)" $(PYTHON) setup.py build_ext
 
 rubywrap: all $(SWIGRUBYSO)