diff --git a/scripts/gki/fragment_menuconfig.sh b/scripts/gki/fragment_menuconfig.sh
index fc40e238e3be..2bfd9e9d64fe 100755
--- a/scripts/gki/fragment_menuconfig.sh
+++ b/scripts/gki/fragment_menuconfig.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ KERN_MAKE_ARGS="ARCH=$ARCH \
 		HOSTCC=$HOSTCC \
 		HOSTLD=$HOSTLD \
 		HOSTAR=$HOSTAR \
+		LD=$LD \
 		"
 
 # Allyes fragment temporarily created on GKI config fragment
diff --git a/scripts/gki/generate_defconfig.sh b/scripts/gki/generate_defconfig.sh
index 21cda67402b0..2d71a37374b7 100755
--- a/scripts/gki/generate_defconfig.sh
+++ b/scripts/gki/generate_defconfig.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ KERN_MAKE_ARGS="ARCH=$ARCH \
 		HOSTCC=$HOSTCC \
 		HOSTLD=$HOSTLD \
 		HOSTAR=$HOSTAR \
+		LD=$LD \
 		"
 
 # Allyes fragment temporarily created on GKI config fragment