--- grub-2.00-r1.ebuild.orig	2012-10-20 19:17:57.000000000 +0200
+++ grub-2.00-r1.ebuild	2012-10-20 19:35:30.000000000 +0200
@@ -217,6 +217,15 @@
 }
 
 src_prepare() {
+	if $(tc-getLD) --version | grep "GNU gold" >/dev/null; then
+		eerror "You are using the Gold linker. GRUB2 will not run"
+		eerror "correctly with this linker, and could result in an"
+		eerror "unbootable machine. Please switch to the default"
+		eerror "linker by running:"
+		eerror "  binutils-config --linker ld.bfd"
+		die "Will not proceed with Gold linker."
+	fi
+
 	if [[ ${PV} != 9999 ]]; then
 		epatch "${FILESDIR}/${P}-parallel-make.patch" #424231
 		epatch "${FILESDIR}/${P}-no-gets.patch" #424703