diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index 767ecd060e3f..208720cd9d42 100644
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,11 @@ modpost_link()
 		info LD vmlinux.o
 	fi
 
-	${LDFINAL} ${LDFLAGS} -r -o ${1} $(lto_lds) ${objects}
+	if [ -n "${CONFIG_GCC_LTO}" ]; then
+		${LDFINAL} ${LDFLAGS} -r -o ${1} $(lto_lds) ${objects}
+	else
+		${LD} ${LDFLAGS} -r -o ${1} $(lto_lds) ${objects}
+	fi
 }
 
 # If CONFIG_LTO_CLANG is selected, we postpone running recordmcount until
@@ -434,7 +438,12 @@ if [ ! -z ${RTIC_MP_O} ]; then
 	fi
 fi
 
-info LDFINAL vmlinux
+if [ -n "${CONFIG_GCC_LTO}" ]; then
+	info LDFINAL vmlinux
+else
+	info LD vmlinux
+fi
+
 vmlinux_link "${kallsymso}" vmlinux
 
 if [ -n "${CONFIG_BUILDTIME_EXTABLE_SORT}" ]; then