diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix
index ba4933363c1..a034e4ec8dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     export CC="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cc"
     export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
-    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld.gold"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString targetPlatform.isLinux ".gold"}"
     export AS="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}as"
     export AR="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ar"
     export NM="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}nm"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix
index a90af60de43..52fb926cdc6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     export CC="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cc"
     export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
-    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld.gold"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString targetPlatform.isLinux ".gold"}"
     export AS="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}as"
     export AR="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ar"
     export NM="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}nm"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.4.nix
index 97ca95812d6..1534e6d1d08 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.4.nix
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     export CC="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cc"
     export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
-    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld.gold"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString targetPlatform.isLinux ".gold"}"
     export AS="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}as"
     export AR="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ar"
     export NM="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}nm"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
index d264cfda2a3..c859a34729d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     export CC="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cc"
     export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
-    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld.gold"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString targetPlatform.isLinux ".gold"}"
     export AS="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}as"
     export AR="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ar"
     export NM="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}nm"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix
index 6899ad4fd48..81d1a6f9b8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     export CC="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cc"
     export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
-    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld.gold"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString targetPlatform.isLinux ".gold"}"
     export AS="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}as"
     export AR="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ar"
     export NM="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}nm"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
index 539d0408681..804edabba0c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     export CXX="${targetCC}/bin/${targetCC.targetPrefix}cxx"
     # Use gold to work around https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16177
     # and more generally have a faster linker.
-    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld.gold"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString targetPlatform.isLinux ".gold"}"
     export AS="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}as"
     export AR="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ar"
     export NM="${targetCC.bintools.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}nm"