diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
index b1cee67..00648a6 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ BPN = "binutils"
 DEPENDS = "flex-native bison-native virtual/${HOST_PREFIX}gcc-crosssdk virtual/libc-nativesdk zlib-nativesdk gettext-nativesdk"
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-sysroot=${SDKPATH}/sysroots/${TUNE_PKGARCH}${TARGET_VENDOR}-${TARGET_OS} \
                 --program-prefix=${TARGET_PREFIX} \
-                --disable-werror"
+                --disable-werror \
+                ${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'ld-is-gold', '--enable-gold=default', '', d)}"
 
 do_install () {
 	autotools_do_install