diff --git a/util/xcompile/xcompile b/util/xcompile/xcompile
index fa9f44238b..ff12217007 100644
--- a/util/xcompile/xcompile
+++ b/util/xcompile/xcompile
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ report_arch_toolchain() {
 # elf${TWIDTH}-${TBFDARCH} toolchain (${GCCPREFIX}gcc)
 CC_${TARCH}:=${GCCPREFIX}gcc ${CFLAGS}
 AS_${TARCH}:=${GCCPREFIX}as ${ASFLAGS}
-LD_${TARCH}:=${GCCPREFIX}ld ${LDFLAGS}
+LD_${TARCH}:=${GCCPREFIX}ld${LINKER_SUFFIX} ${LDFLAGS}
 NM_${TARCH}:=${GCCPREFIX}nm
 OBJCOPY_${TARCH}:=${GCCPREFIX}objcopy
 OBJDUMP_${TARCH}:=${GCCPREFIX}objdump