diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 907faea94b75..4776f7a176ab 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ TMAKE=		\
 # TOOLS_PREFIX set in BMAKE
 XMAKE=		${BMAKE} \
 		TARGET=${TARGET} TARGET_ARCH=${TARGET_ARCH} \
-		MK_GDB=no MK_LLD_IS_LD=${MK_LLD_BOOTSTRAP} MK_TESTS=no
+		MK_GDB=no MK_TESTS=no
 
 # kernel-tools stage
 KTMAKEENV=	INSTALL="sh ${.CURDIR}/tools/install.sh" \
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile
index c1a14ab57aa1..5ac308b3dd2c 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ ELF_SCR_EXT=	x xbn xc xd xdc xdw xn xr xs xsc xsw xu xw
 .PATH: ${SRCDIR}/ld
 
 PROG=	ld.bfd
-.if ${MK_LLD_IS_LD} == "no"
+.if (!defined(TOOLS_PREFIX) && ${MK_LLD_IS_LD} == "no") || \
+    (defined(TOOLS_PREFIX) && ${MK_LLD_BOOTSTRAP} == "no")
 MAN=	ld.1
+LINKS=		${BINDIR}/ld.bfd ${BINDIR}/ld
 .else
 MAN=	ld.bfd.1
 CLEANFILES+=	ld.bfd.1
@@ -57,9 +59,6 @@ CLEANFILES+=	ldemul-list.h stringify.sed
 
 FILES=		${LDSCRIPTS:S|^|ldscripts/|}
 FILESDIR=	${SCRIPTDIR}
-.if ${MK_LLD_IS_LD} == "no"
-LINKS=		${BINDIR}/ld.bfd ${BINDIR}/ld
-.endif
 
 HOST=		${TARGET_TUPLE}
 LIBSEARCHPATH=	\"=/lib\":\"=/usr/lib\"
diff --git a/usr.bin/clang/lld/Makefile b/usr.bin/clang/lld/Makefile
index 3c795a496104..8bdfe114e576 100644
--- a/usr.bin/clang/lld/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/clang/lld/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ LLD_SRCS=	${LLVM_SRCS}/tools/lld
 PACKAGE=	lld
 PROG_CXX=	ld.lld
 
-.if ${MK_LLD_IS_LD} != "no"
+.if (!defined(TOOLS_PREFIX) && ${MK_LLD_IS_LD} != "no") || \
+    (defined(TOOLS_PREFIX) && ${MK_LLD_BOOTSTRAP} != "no")
 SYMLINKS=	${PROG_CXX} ${BINDIR}/ld
 MLINKS=		ld.lld.1 ld.1
 .endif