diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dc7f459fc670..2975ad60e10c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -956,6 +956,11 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_RELR),y)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= --pack-dyn-relocs=relr --use-android-relr-tags
 endif
 
+# userspace programs are linked via the compiler, use the correct linker
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG)$(CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD),yy)
+KBUILD_USERLDFLAGS += $(call cc-option, --ld-path=$(LD))
+endif
+
 # make the checker run with the right architecture
 CHECKFLAGS += --arch=$(ARCH)