diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7074021cf5bfee..8cff260660f63c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -968,8 +968,11 @@ def configure_openssl(o):
     o['variables']['openssl_fips'] = options.openssl_fips
     fips_dir = os.path.join(root_dir, 'deps', 'openssl', 'fips')
     fips_ld = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(fips_dir, 'fipsld'))
+    # LINK is for Makefiles, LD/LDXX is for ninja
     o['make_fips_settings'] = [
       ['LINK', fips_ld + ' <(openssl_fips)/bin/fipsld'],
+      ['LD', fips_ld + ' <(openssl_fips)/bin/fipsld'],
+      ['LDXX', fips_ld + ' <(openssl_fips)/bin/fipsld'],
     ]
   else:
     o['variables']['openssl_fips'] = ''
diff --git a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja.py b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja.py
index 0e8ae9790853ea..aa3f5344fe4c4d 100644
--- a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja.py
+++ b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja.py
@@ -1865,6 +1865,10 @@ def GenerateOutputForConfig(target_list, target_dicts, data, params,
       ld = os.path.join(build_to_root, value)
     if key == 'LD.host':
       ld_host = os.path.join(build_to_root, value)
+    if key == 'LDXX':
+      ldxx = os.path.join(build_to_root, value)
+    if key == 'LDXX.host':
+      ldxx_host = os.path.join(build_to_root, value)
     if key == 'NM':
       nm = os.path.join(build_to_root, value)
     if key == 'NM.host':
@@ -1954,6 +1958,7 @@ def GenerateOutputForConfig(target_list, target_dicts, data, params,
                           CommandWithWrapper('CXX.host', wrappers, cxx_host))
     if flavor == 'win':
       master_ninja.variable('ld_host', ld_host)
+      master_ninja.variable('ldxx_host', ldxx_host)
     else:
       master_ninja.variable('ld_host', CommandWithWrapper(
           'LINK', wrappers, ld_host))