diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 107e2f50a469..0f101f73cf09 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -216,6 +216,18 @@ ld-version = $(shell $(LD) --version | $(srctree)/scripts/ld-version.sh)
 # Usage:  $(call ld-ifversion, -ge, 22252, y)
 ld-ifversion = $(shell [ $(ld-version) $(1) $(2) ] && echo $(3) || echo $(4))
 
+# __ld-ifversion
+# Usage:  $(call __ld-ifversion, gold, -ge, 112000000, y)
+__ld-ifversion = $(shell [ $(ld-name) = $(1) ] && [ $(ld-version) $(2) $(3) ] && echo $(4) || echo $(5))
+
+# bfd-ifversion
+# Usage:  $(call bfd-ifversion, -ge, 227000000, y)
+bfd-ifversion = $(call __ld-ifversion, bfd, $(1), $(2), $(3), $(4))
+
+# gold-ifversion
+# Usage:  $(call gold-ifversion, -ge, 112000000, y)
+gold-ifversion = $(call __ld-ifversion, gold, $(1), $(2), $(3), $(4))
+
 ######
 
 ###