diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fa63773b..0ccd04af 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ CFLAGS += -DCHROMEOS_ENVIRONMENT ${COMMON_FLAGS}
 endif
 
 # Needs -Wl because LD is actually set to CC by default.
-LDFLAGS ?= -Wl,--gc-sections
+# Build with bfd linker, https://crbub.com/999217.
+LDFLAGS ?= -Wl,--gc-sections -fuse-ld=bfd
 
 ifneq (${DEBUG},)
 CFLAGS += -DVBOOT_DEBUG