--- a/third_party/ffmpeg/chromium/scripts/build_ffmpeg.py
+++ b/third_party/ffmpeg/chromium/scripts/build_ffmpeg.py
@@ -640,9 +640,9 @@
   if 'win' not in target_os:
     configure_flags['Common'].extend([
         '--enable-pic',
-        '--cc=clang',
-        '--cxx=clang++',
-        '--ld=clang',
+        '--cc=__CLANG_PATH__clang',
+        '--cxx=__CLANG_PATH__clang++',
+        '--ld=__CLANG_PATH__clang',
     ])
 
     # Clang Linux will use the first 'ld' it finds on the path, which will