diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog for shake-language-c
 
+## v0.8.3
+
+* Allow to set linker command via `LD` environment variable
+
+## v0.8.2
+
+* Fix compiler and linker commands for Clang toolchain on Linux
+
 ## v0.8.1
 
 * Use `-I` compiler flag for the `userIncludes` of `BuildFlags` and `-isystem` for `systemIncludes`; semantics should be as before for `gcc` and `clang` but `-isystem` suppresses warnings in system headers
@@ -55,4 +63,3 @@
 ## v0.5.0
 
 First released version.
-
diff --git a/shake-language-c.cabal b/shake-language-c.cabal
--- a/shake-language-c.cabal
+++ b/shake-language-c.cabal
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 -- limitations under the License.
 
 Name:         shake-language-c
-Version:      0.8.2
+Version:      0.8.3
 Synopsis:     Utilities for cross-compiling with Shake
 Description:  This library provides <http://hackage.haskell.org/package/shake Shake> utilities for cross-compiling @C@, @C++@ and @ObjC@ code for various target platforms. Currently supported target platforms are Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS X, Windows\/MinGW and Google Portable Native Client (PNaCl). Supported host platforms are MacOS X, Linux and Windows.
 Category:     Development
diff --git a/src/Development/Shake/Language/C/ToolChain.hs b/src/Development/Shake/Language/C/ToolChain.hs
--- a/src/Development/Shake/Language/C/ToolChain.hs
+++ b/src/Development/Shake/Language/C/ToolChain.hs
@@ -207,12 +207,16 @@
 --
 --  [@CC@] Path to @C@ compiler.
 --
+--  [@LD@] Path to linker.
+--
 --  [@SHAKE_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT@] One of the values of 'ToolChainVariant' (case insensitive). If this variable is not present, an attempt is made to determine the toolchain variant from the @C@ compiler command.
 applyEnv :: ToolChain -> Action ToolChain
 applyEnv toolChain = do
   cc <- getEnv "CC"
+  ld <- getEnv "LD"
   vendor <- getEnv "SHAKE_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT"
   return $ maybe id (set compilerCommand) cc
+         $ maybe id (set linkerCommand) ld
          . maybe id (set variant) ((vendor >>= parseVendor) <|> (cc >>= vendorFromCommand))
          $ toolChain
   where