diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
index ca763a5e1fb3..6b93240ba057 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       + stdenv.lib.optionalString (stdenv.system == "mips64el-linux")
         " --enable-fix-loongson2f-nop"
       + stdenv.lib.optionalString (cross != null) " --target=${cross.config}"
-      + stdenv.lib.optionalString gold " --enable-gold"
+      + stdenv.lib.optionalString gold " --enable-gold --enable-plugins"
       + stdenv.lib.optionalString deterministic " --enable-deterministic-archives";
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;