diff --git a/scripts/Kconfig.include b/scripts/Kconfig.include
index 4bbf4fc163a2..d4adfbe42690 100644
--- a/scripts/Kconfig.include
+++ b/scripts/Kconfig.include
@@ -35,5 +35,8 @@ ld-option = $(success,$(LD) -v $(1))
 $(error-if,$(failure,command -v $(CC)),compiler '$(CC)' not found)
 $(error-if,$(failure,command -v $(LD)),linker '$(LD)' not found)
 
+# Fail if the linker is gold as it's not capable of linking the kernel proper
+$(error-if,$(success, $(LD) -v | grep -q gold), gold linker '$(LD)' not supported)
+
 # gcc version including patch level
 gcc-version := $(shell,$(srctree)/scripts/gcc-version.sh $(CC))