diff --git a/tools/platformio-build.py b/tools/platformio-build.py
index 7efcfb90e1..c595497cbd 100644
--- a/tools/platformio-build.py
+++ b/tools/platformio-build.py
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ def scons_patched_match_splitext(path, suffixes=None):
         "Generating LD script $TARGET"))
 env.Depends("$BUILD_DIR/$PROGNAME$PROGSUFFIX", app_ld)
 
+if not env.BoardConfig().get("build.ldscript", ""):
+    env.Replace(LDSCRIPT_PATH=env.BoardConfig().get("build.arduino.ldscript", "")) 
+
 #
 # Dynamic core_version.h for staging builds
 #