diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDefaultMakeRuleVariables.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDefaultMakeRuleVariables.cmake
index ad208d2ba..0862a05d4 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDefaultMakeRuleVariables.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDefaultMakeRuleVariables.cmake
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@
 # <CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER>  
 # <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS>
 # <CMAKE_CXX_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_FLAGS>
+# <CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS>
 
 # C compiler information
 # <CMAKE_C_COMPILER>  
 # <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS>
 # <CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_C_FLAGS>
-
+# <CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS>
 
 # Static library tools
 # <CMAKE_AR> 
@@ -90,11 +91,11 @@ ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OBJECT)
 
 IF(NOT CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE)
   SET(CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE
-    "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <LINK_FLAGS> <FLAGS> <OBJECTS>  -o <TARGET> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
+    "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <FLAGS> <OBJECTS>  -o <TARGET> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
 ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE)
 
 
 IF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE)
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE
-    "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <LINK_FLAGS> <FLAGS> <OBJECTS>  -o <TARGET> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
+    "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <FLAGS> <OBJECTS>  -o <TARGET> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
 ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE)
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux-como.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux-como.cmake
index 64bed7a32..9b2cb853a 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux-como.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux-como.cmake
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ SET(CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY
 
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE
     "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> --prelink_objects <OBJECTS>"
-    "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS> <FLAGS> <OBJECTS>  -o <TARGET> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
+    "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <FLAGS> <OBJECTS>  -o <TARGET> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
 
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_FLAG "")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-bcc32.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-bcc32.cmake
index 0e28aac65..ee714fe25 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-bcc32.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-bcc32.cmake
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OBJECT
 
 
 SET(CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE
-    "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE}-e<TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <FLAGS> <CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_LIBRARIES> <OBJECTS> ${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
+    "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE}-e<TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <FLAGS> <LINK_LIBRARIES> <OBJECTS> ${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
 
 
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE
-    "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE}  <LINK_FLAGS> -e<TARGET> <FLAGS> <CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_LIBRARIES> <OBJECTS> ${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
+    "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE} <CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> -e<TARGET> <FLAGS> <LINK_LIBRARIES> <OBJECTS> ${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
 
 SET (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Debug CACHE STRING 
      "Choose the type of build, options are: Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel.")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-cl.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-cl.cmake
index df220134d..ced7b7b46 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-cl.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-cl.cmake
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OBJECT
 
 
 SET(CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE
-    "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> /nologo ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE} <CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS> <FLAGS> <OBJECTS> /Fe<TARGET> -link <LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
+    "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> /nologo ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE} <FLAGS> <OBJECTS> /Fe<TARGET> -link <CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
 
 SET(CMAKE_COMPILE_RESOURCE "rc <FLAGS> /fo<OBJECT> <SOURCE>")
 
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE
-    "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> /nologo ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE} <CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS> <FLAGS> <OBJECTS> /Fe<TARGET> -link <LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
+    "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> /nologo ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE} <FLAGS> <OBJECTS> /Fe<TARGET> -link <CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
 
 SET (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Debug CACHE STRING 
      "Choose the type of build, options are: Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel.")
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx
index e309bc5cb..de20907ee 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx
@@ -662,13 +662,11 @@ static RuleVariables ruleReplaceVars[] =
 {
   {"<CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS>", "CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS"},
   {"<CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS>", "CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS"}, 
-  {"<CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS>", "CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS"},
   {"<CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_C_FLAGS>", "CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_C_FLAGS"},
   {"<CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CXX_FLAGS>", "CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CXX_FLAGS"},
   {"<CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS>", "CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS"},
   {"<CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CXX_FLAGS>", "CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CXX_FLAGS"},
   {"<CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS>", "CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS"},
-  {"<CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS>", "CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS"},
 
   {"<CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS>", "CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS"},
   {"<CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_C_FLAGS>", "CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_C_FLAGS"},