diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index 2273dfd699..a4e363a1de 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -11176,8 +11176,8 @@ if test "${enable_shared}" = "yes" ; then
     plt_lib_version=`grep " MZSCHEME_VERSION " ${srcdir}/mzscheme/src/schvers.h | cut -d '"' -f 2`
   fi
 
-  AR="${LIBTOOLPROG} --mode=link $CC${need_gcc_static_libgcc}${ar_libtool_no_undefined} -release ${plt_lib_version} -rpath ${absprefix}/lib -o"
-  STATIC_AR="${LIBTOOLPROG} --mode=link $CC -o"
+  AR="${LIBTOOLPROG} --mode=link --tag=CC $CC${need_gcc_static_libgcc}${ar_libtool_no_undefined} -release ${plt_lib_version} -rpath ${absprefix}/lib -o"
+  STATIC_AR="${LIBTOOLPROG} --mode=link --tag=CC $CC -o"
   ARFLAGS=""
   RANLIB=":"
   MZLINKER="${LIBTOOLPROG} --mode=link --tag=CC $CC${need_gcc_static_libgcc} -rpath ${absprefix}/lib"
diff --git a/src/mzscheme/configure.ac b/src/mzscheme/configure.ac
index 83de006e7d..b7395420a2 100644
--- a/src/mzscheme/configure.ac
+++ b/src/mzscheme/configure.ac
@@ -1189,8 +1189,8 @@ if test "${enable_shared}" = "yes" ; then
     plt_lib_version=`grep " MZSCHEME_VERSION " ${srcdir}/mzscheme/src/schvers.h | cut -d '"' -f 2`
   fi
 
-  AR="${LIBTOOLPROG} --mode=link $CC${need_gcc_static_libgcc}${ar_libtool_no_undefined} -release ${plt_lib_version} -rpath ${absprefix}/lib -o"
-  STATIC_AR="${LIBTOOLPROG} --mode=link $CC -o"
+  AR="${LIBTOOLPROG} --mode=link --tag=CC $CC${need_gcc_static_libgcc}${ar_libtool_no_undefined} -release ${plt_lib_version} -rpath ${absprefix}/lib -o"
+  STATIC_AR="${LIBTOOLPROG} --mode=link --tag=CC $CC -o"
   ARFLAGS=""
   RANLIB=":"
   MZLINKER="${LIBTOOLPROG} --mode=link --tag=CC $CC${need_gcc_static_libgcc} -rpath ${absprefix}/lib"