diff --git a/arch/riscv/Makefile b/arch/riscv/Makefile
index d1a961539101..aed3ba97575b 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD),y)
+ifeq ($(shell test $(CONFIG_LLD_VERSION) -lt 150000; echo $$?),0)
 	KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mno-relax
 	KBUILD_AFLAGS += -mno-relax
 ifneq ($(LLVM_IAS),1)
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ ifneq ($(LLVM_IAS),1)
 	KBUILD_AFLAGS += -Wa,-mno-relax
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 # ISA string setting
 riscv-march-$(CONFIG_ARCH_RV32I)	:= rv32ima