diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index 700ba0ad8d..29afd791e9 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ addtask savedefconfig after do_configure
 
 inherit cml1
 
-KCONFIG_CONFIG_COMMAND_append = " HOSTLDFLAGS='${BUILD_LDFLAGS}'"
+KCONFIG_CONFIG_COMMAND_append = " LD='${KERNEL_LD}' HOSTLDFLAGS='${BUILD_LDFLAGS}'"
 
 EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_compile do_install do_configure