diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix
index 52fb926cdc68..73c7e4708d5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     export CC="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cc"
     export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
-    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString targetPlatform.isLinux ".gold"}"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString (targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false)) ".gold"}"
     export AS="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}as"
     export AR="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ar"
     export NM="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}nm"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
index cdbcb8e1aedc..f285e271c624 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     export CC="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cc"
     export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
-    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString targetPlatform.isLinux ".gold"}"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString (targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false)) ".gold"}"
     export AS="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}as"
     export AR="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ar"
     export NM="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}nm"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix
index 95bbab3cb3e1..6872cea4e2a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     export CC="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cc"
     export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
-    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString targetPlatform.isLinux ".gold"}"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString (targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false)) ".gold"}"
     export AS="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}as"
     export AR="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ar"
     export NM="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}nm"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
index 0e73f81fbabd..8d22c0a674bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
     # and more generally have a faster linker.
-    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString targetPlatform.isLinux ".gold"}"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString (targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false)) ".gold"}"
     export AS="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}as"
     export AR="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ar"
     export NM="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}nm"