diff --git a/srcpkgs/mDNSResponder/template b/srcpkgs/mDNSResponder/template
index a9dd6dbd175..2e38394a8b2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mDNSResponder/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mDNSResponder/template
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ conf_files="/etc/nss_mdns.conf"
 conflicts="nss-mdns>=0"
 
 do_build() {
+	sed -i "s,cc ,$CC ,g" Clients/Makefile
 	cd mDNSPosix
-	make os=linux HAVE_IPV6=1 CC=$CC STRIP=echo
+	make os=linux HAVE_IPV6=1 CC=$CC LD="$CC -shared" CFLAGS_DEBUG="$CFLAGS" STRIP=echo
 }
 do_install() {
 	cd mDNSPosix