diff --git a/source/fab/tools/tool_repository.py b/source/fab/tools/tool_repository.py
index 0c65030d..b633964d 100644
--- a/source/fab/tools/tool_repository.py
+++ b/source/fab/tools/tool_repository.py
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ def get_default(self, category: Category,
             if category == Category.LINKER:
                 tool = cast(Linker, tool)
                 compiler = tool.compiler
+                # Find the real compiler if we have a compiler wrapper:
+                while isinstance(compiler, CompilerWrapper):
+                    compiler = compiler.compiler
                 # Ignore C linker if Fortran is requested and vice versa:
                 if (enforce_fortran_linker and
                         not isinstance(compiler, FortranCompiler)):
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/tools/test_tool_repository.py b/tests/unit_tests/tools/test_tool_repository.py
index 3e4a803c..5fb42b5a 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/tools/test_tool_repository.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/tools/test_tool_repository.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 from fab.tools.ar import Ar
 from fab.tools.category import Category
 from fab.tools.compiler import Compiler, FortranCompiler, Gfortran, Ifort
-from fab.tools.compiler_wrapper import Mpif90
+from fab.tools.compiler_wrapper import Mpicc, Mpif90
+from fab.tools.linker import Linker
 from fab.tools.tool_repository import ToolRepository
 
 from tests.conftest import call_list
@@ -125,6 +126,33 @@ def test_get_default(stub_tool_repository, stub_fortran_compiler,
     assert isinstance(ar, Ar)
 
 
+def test_get_default_linker_with_wrapper(stub_tool_repository,
+                                         stub_fortran_compiler,
+                                         stub_c_compiler) -> None:
+    """
+    Tests that we get the right linker if compiler wrapper are used.
+    """
+
+    # Add a linker around a compiler wrapper, to test that the compiler
+    # wrapper is recognised as a Fortran compiler:
+    linker = Linker(Mpif90(stub_fortran_compiler))
+    linker._is_available = True
+    stub_tool_repository.add_tool(linker)
+    for_link = stub_tool_repository.get_default(Category.LINKER, mpi=True,
+                                                openmp=True,
+                                                enforce_fortran_linker=True)
+    assert for_link is linker
+
+    # Now the same for a linker around a C compiler wrapper:
+    linker = Linker(Mpicc(stub_c_compiler))
+    linker._is_available = True
+    stub_tool_repository.add_tool(linker)
+    cc_link = stub_tool_repository.get_default(Category.LINKER, mpi=True,
+                                               openmp=True,
+                                               enforce_fortran_linker=False)
+    assert cc_link is linker
+
+
 def test_get_default_error_invalid_category() -> None:
     """
     Tests error handling in get_default, the category must be a Category,
@@ -152,6 +180,11 @@ def test_get_default_error_missing_mpi() -> None:
     assert str(err.value) == ("Invalid or missing openmp specification "
                               "for 'FORTRAN_COMPILER'.")
 
+    with raises(RuntimeError) as err:
+        tr.get_default(Category.LINKER, mpi=True, openmp=True)
+    assert str(err.value) == ("Invalid or missing enforce_fortran_linker "
+                              "specification for 'LINKER'.")
+
 
 def test_get_default_error_missing_openmp() -> None:
     """