diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/doc.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/doc.rs
index ffb617c642baf..ac68bbf805092 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/doc.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/doc.rs
@@ -1186,6 +1186,9 @@ impl Step for RustcBook {
         cmd.arg("--rustc");
         cmd.arg(&rustc);
         cmd.arg("--rustc-target").arg(self.target.rustc_target_arg());
+        if let Some(target_linker) = builder.linker(self.target) {
+            cmd.arg("--rustc-linker").arg(target_linker);
+        }
         if builder.is_verbose() {
             cmd.arg("--verbose");
         }
diff --git a/src/tools/lint-docs/src/lib.rs b/src/tools/lint-docs/src/lib.rs
index 72bb9db7e7414..532a27b22aa6f 100644
--- a/src/tools/lint-docs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/tools/lint-docs/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ pub struct LintExtractor<'a> {
     pub rustc_path: &'a Path,
     /// The target arch to build the docs for.
     pub rustc_target: &'a str,
+    /// The target linker overriding `rustc`'s default
+    pub rustc_linker: Option<&'a str>,
     /// Verbose output.
     pub verbose: bool,
     /// Validate the style and the code example.
@@ -459,6 +461,9 @@ impl<'a> LintExtractor<'a> {
         }
         cmd.arg("--error-format=json");
         cmd.arg("--target").arg(self.rustc_target);
+        if let Some(target_linker) = self.rustc_linker {
+            cmd.arg(format!("-Clinker={target_linker}"));
+        }
         if options.contains(&"test") {
             cmd.arg("--test");
         }
diff --git a/src/tools/lint-docs/src/main.rs b/src/tools/lint-docs/src/main.rs
index 2055fed2b480c..e377283b1a453 100644
--- a/src/tools/lint-docs/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/tools/lint-docs/src/main.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ fn doit() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let mut out_path = None;
     let mut rustc_path = None;
     let mut rustc_target = None;
+    let mut rustc_linker = None;
     let mut verbose = false;
     let mut validate = false;
     while let Some(arg) = args.next() {
@@ -55,6 +56,12 @@ fn doit() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                     None => return Err("--rustc-target requires a value".into()),
                 };
             }
+            "--rustc-linker" => {
+                rustc_linker = match args.next() {
+                    Some(s) => Some(s),
+                    None => return Err("--rustc-linker requires a value".into()),
+                };
+            }
             "-v" | "--verbose" => verbose = true,
             "--validate" => validate = true,
             s => return Err(format!("unexpected argument `{}`", s).into()),
@@ -77,6 +84,7 @@ fn doit() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         out_path: &out_path.unwrap(),
         rustc_path: &rustc_path.unwrap(),
         rustc_target: &rustc_target.unwrap(),
+        rustc_linker: rustc_linker.as_deref(),
         verbose,
         validate,
     };