diff --git a/config/binutils/binutils.in b/config/binutils/binutils.in
index 173aacf7..94190f4e 100644
--- a/config/binutils/binutils.in
+++ b/config/binutils/binutils.in
@@ -62,10 +62,14 @@ config BINUTILS_VERSION
 config BINUTILS_2_21_or_later
     bool
     select BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
+    select BINUTILS_HAS_PLUGINS
 
 config BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
     bool
 
+config BINUTILS_HAS_PLUGINS
+    bool
+
 if BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
 
 choice
@@ -128,6 +132,15 @@ config BINUTILS_LINKERS_LIST
 
 endif # BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
 
+config BINUTILS_PLUGINS
+    bool
+    prompt "Enable support for plugins"
+    depends on BINUTILS_HAS_PLUGINS
+    help
+      binutils can be extended through the use of plugins.
+      Especially, gold can use the lto-plugin, as installed
+      by gcc, to handle LTO.
+
 config BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG
     string
     prompt "binutils extra config"
diff --git a/scripts/build/binutils/binutils.sh b/scripts/build/binutils/binutils.sh
index 39fa61cd..1a7e33ca 100644
--- a/scripts/build/binutils/binutils.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/binutils/binutils.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ do_binutils() {
                 ;;
         esac
     fi
+    if [ "${CT_BINUTILS_PLUGINS}" = "y" ]; then
+        extra_config+=( --enable-plugins )
+    fi
 
     CT_DoLog DEBUG "Extra config passed: '${extra_config[*]}'"