diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
index af26ebe2bda..d79d276307e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     # Use symlinks instead of hard links to save space ("strip" in the
     # fixup phase strips each hard link separately).
-    for i in binutils/Makefile.in gas/Makefile.in ld/Makefile.in; do
+    for i in binutils/Makefile.in gas/Makefile.in ld/Makefile.in gold/Makefile.in; do
         sed -i "$i" -e 's|ln |ln -s |'
     done
   '';