diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d289914..8277da1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -6598,7 +6598,7 @@ dist: dist-check-python dist-check-compat-libs
 # check "broken" platforms limited toolchains for link breakage before we release
 .PHONY: linkcheck
 linkcheck:
-	$(MAKE) CFLAGS='-fno-lto' LDFLAGS='-Wl,-fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--no-gc-sections' distcheck
+	$(MAKE) CFLAGS='-fno-lto' LDFLAGS='-Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--no-gc-sections' distcheck
 
 .PHONY: hwdb-update
 hwdb-update:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3c33888..4e50bd7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -226,8 +226,7 @@ CC_CHECK_FLAGS_APPEND([with_ldflags], [LDFLAGS], [\
         -Wl,--gc-sections \
         -Wl,-z,relro \
         -Wl,-z,now \
-        -pie \
-        -Wl,-fuse-ld=gold])
+        -pie])
 AC_SUBST([OUR_LDFLAGS], "$with_ldflags $sanitizer_ldflags")
 
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(pid_t)