diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/17/llvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/17/llvm/default.nix
index ec2edabe4ec5..a045bea9f472 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/17/llvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/17/llvm/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 , python3
 , python3Packages
 , libffi
-, enableGoldPlugin ? true
+, enableGoldPlugin ? libbfd.hasPluginAPI
 , libbfd
 , libpfm
 , libxml2
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/18/llvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/18/llvm/default.nix
index 670171a707f9..a9732763e9d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/18/llvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/18/llvm/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 , python3
 , python3Packages
 , libffi
-, enableGoldPlugin ? true
+, enableGoldPlugin ? libbfd.hasPluginAPI
 , libbfd
 , libpfm
 , libxml2
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/llvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/llvm/default.nix
index 670171a707f9..a9732763e9d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/llvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/llvm/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 , python3
 , python3Packages
 , libffi
-, enableGoldPlugin ? true
+, enableGoldPlugin ? libbfd.hasPluginAPI
 , libbfd
 , libpfm
 , libxml2