diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 34cbd81024b0ec8807eddb3d5ca23dc9a9babeae..f9c2f07442c5a81957b034c57f44cf2ca34d0039 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -237,9 +237,7 @@ cc-ldoption = $(call try-run-cached,\
 
 # ld-option
 # Usage: LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, -X)
-ld-option = $(call try-run-cached,\
-	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(CC_OPTION_CFLAGS) -x c /dev/null -c -o "$$TMPO"; \
-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(1) "$$TMPO" -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+ld-option = $(call try-run-cached, $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(1) -v,$(1),$(2))
 
 # ar-option
 # Usage: KBUILD_ARFLAGS := $(call ar-option,D)