diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index da69cc0c8de4..107e2f50a469 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ ld-option = $(call try-run,\
 # Important: no spaces around options
 ar-option = $(call try-run, $(AR) rc$(1) "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
 
+# ld-name
+# Expands to either bfd or gold
+ld-name = $(shell $(LD) -v 2>&1 | grep -q "GNU gold" && echo gold || echo bfd)
+
 # ld-version
 # Note this is mainly for HJ Lu's 3 number binutil versions
 ld-version = $(shell $(LD) --version | $(srctree)/scripts/ld-version.sh)