diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.1.nix
index 20062358db50..16543ce49bcd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.1.nix
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ let
   # Use gold either following the default, or to avoid the BFD linker due to some bugs / perf issues.
   # But we cannot avoid BFD when using musl libc due to https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23856
   # see #84670 and #49071 for more background.
-  useLdGold = targetPlatform.linker == "gold" || (targetPlatform.linker == "bfd" && !targetPlatform.isMusl);
+  useLdGold = targetPlatform.linker == "gold" ||
+    (targetPlatform.linker == "bfd" && (targetCC.bintools.bintools.hasGold or false) && !targetPlatform.isMusl);
 
   # Makes debugging easier to see which variant is at play in `nix-store -q --tree`.
   variantSuffix = lib.concatStrings [