diff --git a/base/binutils/binutils.conf b/base/binutils/binutils.conf
index 37ebae96e..18381d061 100644
--- a/base/binutils/binutils.conf
+++ b/base/binutils/binutils.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ hook_add preconf 5 "mkdir -p objdir; cd objdir; configscript=../configure"
 
 var_append confopt " " "--disable-werror"
 var_append confopt " " "--disable-nls"
+var_append confopt " " "--enable-ld=default --enable-64-bit-bfd --enable-plugins --enable-install-libiberty"
 
 if atstage toolchain; then
 	bindir="/$prefix/crosscc"; mkdir -p $root/$prefix/crosscc