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diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index f955e3556942..5ad934a46ec9 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ ld-option = $(call try-run, $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(1) -v,$(1),$(2))
# 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)