diff --git a/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk b/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk
index 62e18a26ae8..adec3be6789 100644
--- a/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk
+++ b/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk
@@ -286,5 +286,5 @@ endif
 
 ifdef PROGRAM
 $(PROGRAM): $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(PG_LIBS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_EX) $(LIBS) -o $@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(PG_LIBS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_EX) $(LIBS) -o $@$(X)
 endif