diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.1.nix
index 314b2fea9c7..bd67fae158a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.1.nix
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ let
 
   targetCC = builtins.head toolsForTarget;
 
+  useLdGold = targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false);
+
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   version = "8.10.0.20200123";
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ 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${stdenv.lib.optionalString (targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false)) ".gold"}"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString useLdGold ".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"
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     "--with-iconv-includes=${libiconv}/include" "--with-iconv-libraries=${libiconv}/lib"
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) [
     "--enable-bootstrap-with-devel-snapshot"
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (targetPlatform.isAarch32) [
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals useLdGold [
     "CFLAGS=-fuse-ld=gold"
     "CONF_GCC_LINKER_OPTS_STAGE1=-fuse-ld=gold"
     "CONF_GCC_LINKER_OPTS_STAGE2=-fuse-ld=gold"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix
index 075947a02a4..d1665574de3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ let
 
   targetCC = builtins.head toolsForTarget;
 
+  useLdGold = targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false);
+
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   version = "8.4.4";
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ 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${stdenv.lib.optionalString (targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false)) ".gold"}"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString useLdGold ".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"
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     "--with-iconv-includes=${libiconv}/include" "--with-iconv-libraries=${libiconv}/lib"
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) [
     "--enable-bootstrap-with-devel-snapshot"
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (targetPlatform.isAarch32) [
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals useLdGold [
     "CFLAGS=-fuse-ld=gold"
     "CONF_GCC_LINKER_OPTS_STAGE1=-fuse-ld=gold"
     "CONF_GCC_LINKER_OPTS_STAGE2=-fuse-ld=gold"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
index b31b3db7eb2..ead28a3076a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ let
 
   targetCC = builtins.head toolsForTarget;
 
+  useLdGold = targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false);
+
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   version = "8.6.5";
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ 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${stdenv.lib.optionalString (targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false)) ".gold"}"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString useLdGold ".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"
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     "--with-iconv-includes=${libiconv}/include" "--with-iconv-libraries=${libiconv}/lib"
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) [
     "--enable-bootstrap-with-devel-snapshot"
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (targetPlatform.isAarch32) [
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals useLdGold [
     "CFLAGS=-fuse-ld=gold"
     "CONF_GCC_LINKER_OPTS_STAGE1=-fuse-ld=gold"
     "CONF_GCC_LINKER_OPTS_STAGE2=-fuse-ld=gold"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix
index 2b859de9799..cc9dab51df7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ let
 
   targetCC = builtins.head toolsForTarget;
 
+  useLdGold = targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false);
+
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   version = "8.8.1";
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ 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${stdenv.lib.optionalString (targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false)) ".gold"}"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString useLdGold ".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"
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     "--with-iconv-includes=${libiconv}/include" "--with-iconv-libraries=${libiconv}/lib"
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) [
     "--enable-bootstrap-with-devel-snapshot"
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (targetPlatform.isAarch32) [
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals useLdGold [
     "CFLAGS=-fuse-ld=gold"
     "CONF_GCC_LINKER_OPTS_STAGE1=-fuse-ld=gold"
     "CONF_GCC_LINKER_OPTS_STAGE2=-fuse-ld=gold"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.2.nix
index b0eef9ef924..0f9fd7731d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.2.nix
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ let
 
   targetCC = builtins.head toolsForTarget;
 
+  useLdGold = targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false);
+
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   version = "8.8.2";
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ 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${stdenv.lib.optionalString (targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false)) ".gold"}"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString useLdGold ".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"
@@ -147,18 +149,24 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
   configurePlatforms = [ "build" "host" ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
+
   # `--with` flags for libraries needed for RTS linker
   configureFlags = [
     "--datadir=$doc/share/doc/ghc"
     "--with-curses-includes=${ncurses.dev}/include" "--with-curses-libraries=${ncurses.out}/lib"
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (libffi != null) ["--with-system-libffi" "--with-ffi-includes=${targetPackages.libffi.dev}/include" "--with-ffi-libraries=${targetPackages.libffi.out}/lib"
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (libffi != null) [
+    "--with-system-libffi"
+    "--with-ffi-includes=${targetPackages.libffi.dev}/include"
+    "--with-ffi-libraries=${targetPackages.libffi.out}/lib"
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform == hostPlatform && !enableIntegerSimple) [
-    "--with-gmp-includes=${targetPackages.gmp.dev}/include" "--with-gmp-libraries=${targetPackages.gmp.out}/lib"
+    "--with-gmp-includes=${targetPackages.gmp.dev}/include"
+    "--with-gmp-libraries=${targetPackages.gmp.out}/lib"
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform == hostPlatform && hostPlatform.libc != "glibc" && !targetPlatform.isWindows) [
-    "--with-iconv-includes=${libiconv}/include" "--with-iconv-libraries=${libiconv}/lib"
+    "--with-iconv-includes=${libiconv}/include"
+    "--with-iconv-libraries=${libiconv}/lib"
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) [
     "--enable-bootstrap-with-devel-snapshot"
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (targetPlatform.isAarch32) [
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals useLdGold [
     "CFLAGS=-fuse-ld=gold"
     "CONF_GCC_LINKER_OPTS_STAGE1=-fuse-ld=gold"
     "CONF_GCC_LINKER_OPTS_STAGE2=-fuse-ld=gold"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
index d6ba6dd0fad..2dd7d5f30c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ let
 
   targetCC = builtins.head toolsForTarget;
 
+  useLdGold = targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false);
+
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   inherit version;
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ 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${stdenv.lib.optionalString (targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false)) ".gold"}"
+    export LD="${targetCC.bintools}/bin/${targetCC.bintools.targetPrefix}ld${stdenv.lib.optionalString useLdGold ".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"
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     "--with-iconv-includes=${libiconv}/include" "--with-iconv-libraries=${libiconv}/lib"
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) [
     "--enable-bootstrap-with-devel-snapshot"
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (targetPlatform.isAarch32) [
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals useLdGold [
     "CFLAGS=-fuse-ld=gold"
     "CONF_GCC_LINKER_OPTS_STAGE1=-fuse-ld=gold"
     "CONF_GCC_LINKER_OPTS_STAGE2=-fuse-ld=gold"