diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fd7ef55789..ca9758a5aa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -164,10 +164,16 @@ if (NOT (DEFINED ENV{CCACHE_DISABLE}))
 endif()
 
 if (PLATFORM_LINUX OR PLATFORM_ANDROID)
-  find_program(GOLD_FOUND ld.gold)
-  if (GOLD_FOUND)
-    message(STATUS "Using ld.gold")
-    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-fuse-ld=gold")
+  find_program(LLD_FOUND ld.lld)
+  if (LLD_FOUND)
+    message(STATUS "Using ld.ldd linker")
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-fuse-ld=lld")
+  else()
+    find_program(GOLD_FOUND ld.gold)
+    if (GOLD_FOUND)
+      message(STATUS "Using ld.gold")
+      set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-fuse-ld=gold")
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()