diff --git a/config/binutils/binutils.in b/config/binutils/binutils.in
index c0a0c556..928659af 100644
--- a/config/binutils/binutils.in
+++ b/config/binutils/binutils.in
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ config BINUTILS_LINKER_LD_GOLD
 config BINUTILS_LINKER_GOLD_LD
     bool
     prompt "gold, ld"
-    depends on !BINUTILS_FORCE_LD_BFD_ONLY
+    depends on !BINUTILS_FORCE_LD_BFD_DEFAULT && !BINUTILS_FORCE_LD_BFD_ONLY
     depends on BINUTILS_GOLD_SUPPORT
     select BINUTILS_GOLD_INSTALLED
     select BINUTILS_LINKER_BOTH
diff --git a/config/libc/mingw-w64.in b/config/libc/mingw-w64.in
index 02b18a27..d176e477 100644
--- a/config/libc/mingw-w64.in
+++ b/config/libc/mingw-w64.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ## select LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_NATIVE
 ## select LIBC_SUPPORT_THREADS_POSIX
 ## select CC_CORE_PASS_2_NEEDED
+## select BINUTILS_FORCE_LD_BFD_DEFAULT
 ##
 ## help The de-facto standard for Mingw distributions.