diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCCompiler.cmake.in b/Modules/CMakeCCompiler.cmake.in
index 5e3cb413a..9e355a08f 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCCompiler.cmake.in
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCCompiler.cmake.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ SET(CMAKE_C_PLATFORM_ID "@CMAKE_C_PLATFORM_ID@")
 @SET_MSVC_C_ARCHITECTURE_ID@
 SET(CMAKE_AR "@CMAKE_AR@")
 SET(CMAKE_RANLIB "@CMAKE_RANLIB@")
+SET(CMAKE_LINKER "@CMAKE_LINKER@")
 SET(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC @CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC@)
 SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LOADED 1)
 SET(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW @CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW@)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCXXCompiler.cmake.in b/Modules/CMakeCXXCompiler.cmake.in
index 4a2d0f270..5e71d1fe6 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCXXCompiler.cmake.in
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCXXCompiler.cmake.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ SET(CMAKE_CXX_PLATFORM_ID "@CMAKE_CXX_PLATFORM_ID@")
 @SET_MSVC_CXX_ARCHITECTURE_ID@
 SET(CMAKE_AR "@CMAKE_AR@")
 SET(CMAKE_RANLIB "@CMAKE_RANLIB@")
+SET(CMAKE_LINKER "@CMAKE_LINKER@")
 SET(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX @CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX@)
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LOADED 1)
 SET(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW @CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW@)