diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 08e011175b4c..509e0856d653 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -141,13 +141,9 @@ cc-ifversion = $(shell [ $(CONFIG_GCC_VERSION)0 $(1) $(2)000 ] && echo $(3) || e
 # Usage: KBUILD_LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, -X, -Y)
 ld-option = $(call try-run, $(LD) $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS) $(1) -v,$(1),$(2),$(3))
 
-# ld-version
-# Note this is mainly for HJ Lu's 3 number binutil versions
-ld-version = $(shell $(LD) --version | $(srctree)/scripts/ld-version.sh)
-
 # ld-ifversion
 # Usage:  $(call ld-ifversion, -ge, 22252, y)
-ld-ifversion = $(shell [ $(ld-version) $(1) $(2) ] && echo $(3) || echo $(4))
+ld-ifversion = $(shell [ $(CONFIG_LD_VERSION)0 $(1) $(2)0 ] && echo $(3) || echo $(4))
 
 ######