diff --git a/cime_config/buildlib b/cime_config/buildlib
index b00231fe9a..86f1e479fa 100755
--- a/cime_config/buildlib
+++ b/cime_config/buildlib
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ sys.path.append(_LIBDIR)
 
 from standard_script_setup import *
 from CIME.buildlib import parse_input
+from CIME.build import get_standard_makefile_args
 from CIME.case import Case
 from CIME.utils import run_cmd, expect
 
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ def _main_func():
         lnd_root = case.get_value("COMP_ROOT_DIR_LND")
         gmake_j = case.get_value("GMAKE_J")
         gmake = case.get_value("GMAKE")
-        mach = case.get_value("MACH")
 
         #-------------------------------------------------------
         # create Filepath file
@@ -63,10 +63,9 @@ def _main_func():
 
         complib = os.path.join(libroot,"libclm.a")
         makefile = os.path.join(casetools, "Makefile")
-        macfile  = os.path.join(caseroot, "Macros.%s" % mach)
 
-        cmd = "%s complib -j %d MODEL=clm COMPLIB=%s -f %s MACFILE=%s " \
-              % (gmake, gmake_j, complib, makefile, macfile )
+        cmd = "{} complib -j {} MODEL=clm COMPLIB={} -f {} {}" \
+              .format(gmake, gmake_j, complib, makefile, get_standard_makefile_args(case))
 
         rc, out, err = run_cmd(cmd)
         logger.info("%s: \n\n output:\n %s \n\n err:\n\n%s\n"%(cmd,out,err))
@@ -76,4 +75,3 @@ def _main_func():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     _main_func()
-