diff --git a/package/kmod/kmod.mk b/package/kmod/kmod.mk
index 7492b926f0..407d90d817 100644
--- a/package/kmod/kmod.mk
+++ b/package/kmod/kmod.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ HOST_KMOD_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 KMOD_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1+ (library)
 KMOD_LICENSE_FILES = libkmod/COPYING
 
+# --gc-sections triggers binutils ld segfault
+# https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21180
+ifeq ($(BR2_microblaze),y)
+KMOD_CONF_ENV += cc_cv_LDFLAGS__Wl___gc_sections=false
+endif
+
 # static linking not supported, see
 # https://git.kernel.org/cgit/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git/commit/?id=b7016153ec8
 KMOD_CONF_OPTS = --disable-static --enable-shared