diff --git a/tests/lint/check_file_type.py b/tests/lint/check_file_type.py
index 01447ac6183f..f72bd002b56e 100644
--- a/tests/lint/check_file_type.py
+++ b/tests/lint/check_file_type.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
     "cl",
     # zephyr config file
     "conf",
+    # linker scripts
+    "ld",
 }
 
 # List of file names allowed