diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index 92248423cc89..b0c3c0ed4455 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ $(OUTPUT)/%:%.c
 ifeq ($(SRCARCH),$(filter $(SRCARCH),x86 riscv))
 LLD := lld
 else
-LLD := ld
+LLD := $(shell command -v $(LD))
 endif
 
 # Filter out -static for liburandom_read.so and its dependent targets so that static builds