diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 4a8e8716b9c8d4..0f6d2ae9644163 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
     # Don't bake anything extra into the snapshot.
     'v8_use_external_startup_data%': 0,
 
+    # Don't compile with -B, we don't bundle ld.gold.
+    'linux_use_bundled_gold%': 0,
+
     'conditions': [
       ['OS == "win"', {
         'os_posix': 0,