diff --git a/projects/gnu.org/gcc/package.yml b/projects/gnu.org/gcc/package.yml
index 000891ef..3ea75c88 100644
--- a/projects/gnu.org/gcc/package.yml
+++ b/projects/gnu.org/gcc/package.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ build:
       CXXFLAGS: $CXXFLAGS -fPIC
     darwin:
       # just so we don't step on it
-      LD: clang
+      LD: /usr/bin/ld
       ARGS:
         # Reliance on CLT hard path is yuck.
         - --with-sysroot=/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk