diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 452bc1835cd4..68ddbcd974c7 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ config GCC_VERSION
 	default $(shell,$(srctree)/scripts/gcc-version.sh $(CC)) if CC_IS_GCC
 	default 0
 
+config LD_VERSION
+	int
+	default $(shell,$(LD) --version | $(srctree)/scripts/ld-version.sh)
+
 config CC_IS_CLANG
 	def_bool $(success,$(CC) --version | head -n 1 | grep -q clang)