diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile
index 40dd7e25523c..5058c0a8e3e8 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ CLEANFILES+=	ldemul-list.h stringify.sed
 
 FILES=		${LDSCRIPTS:S|^|ldscripts/|}
 FILESDIR=	${SCRIPTDIR}
+LINKS=		${BINDIR}/ld ${BINDIR}/ld.bfd
 
 HOST=		${TARGET_TUPLE}
 LIBSEARCHPATH=	\"=/lib\":\"=/usr/lib\"
diff --git a/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc b/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
index 779f596062d2..838971b77d4b 100644
--- a/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
+++ b/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ OLD_DIRS+=usr/share/examples/bhyve
 .if ${MK_BINUTILS} == no
 OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/as
 OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/ld
+OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/ld.bfd
 .if ${MK_ELFCOPY_AS_OBJCOPY} == no
 OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/objcopy
 .endif