diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index 4ab3eb1e6a..32c0c9d5b2 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -145,12 +145,14 @@ strip_lto() {
   LDFLAGS=`echo $LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-flto||"`
 }
 
-strip_gold() {
-  # strip out usage from GOLD linker
-  LDFLAGS=`echo $LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-fuse-ld=gold||" -e "s|-fuse-linker-plugin||"`
-}
-
 strip_linker_plugin() {
   # strip out usage from linker plugin
   LDFLAGS=`echo $LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-fuse-linker-plugin||"`
 }
+
+strip_gold() {
+  # strip out usage from GOLD linker
+  strip_linker_plugin
+  LDFLAGS=`echo $LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-fuse-ld=gold||"`
+}
+