diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
index a83d47c9da..53b9fefc07 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ configure_target() {
     CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Ofast|-Os|"`
     CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-O.|-Os|"`
 
+    # busybox fails to build with GOLD support enabled with binutils-2.25
+    strip_gold
+
     LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fwhole-program"
 
     make oldconfig
@@ -139,6 +142,9 @@ configure_init() {
     CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Ofast|-Os|"`
     CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-O.|-Os|"`
 
+    # busybox fails to build with GOLD support enabled with binutils-2.25
+    strip_gold
+
     LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fwhole-program"
 
     make oldconfig