diff --git a/build/tasks/kernel.mk b/build/tasks/kernel.mk
index 4013417..0985297 100644
--- a/build/tasks/kernel.mk
+++ b/build/tasks/kernel.mk
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
 #
 #   KERNEL_CC                          = The C Compiler used. This is automatically set based
 #                                          on whether the clang version is set, optional.
-#   KERNEL_LD                          = The Linker used. This is automatically set based
-#                                          on whether the clang/gcc version is set, optional.
 #
 #   KERNEL_CLANG_TRIPLE                = Target triple for clang (e.g. aarch64-linux-gnu-)
 #                                          defaults to arm-linux-gnu- for arm
@@ -238,9 +236,6 @@ ifneq ($(TARGET_KERNEL_CLANG_COMPILE),false)
     ifeq ($(KERNEL_CC),)
         KERNEL_CC := CC="$(CCACHE_BIN) clang"
     endif
-    ifeq ($(KERNEL_LD),)
-        KERNEL_LD :=
-    endif
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(TARGET_KERNEL_MODULES),)
@@ -264,7 +259,7 @@ endif
 # $(1): output path (The value passed to O=)
 # $(2): target to build (eg. defconfig, modules, dtbo.img)
 define internal-make-kernel-target
-$(PATH_OVERRIDE) $(KERNEL_MAKE_CMD) $(KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(KERNEL_SRC) O=$(KERNEL_BUILD_OUT_PREFIX)$(1) ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) $(KERNEL_CROSS_COMPILE) $(KERNEL_CLANG_TRIPLE) $(KERNEL_CC) $(KERNEL_LD) $(2)
+$(PATH_OVERRIDE) $(KERNEL_MAKE_CMD) $(KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(KERNEL_SRC) O=$(KERNEL_BUILD_OUT_PREFIX)$(1) ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) $(KERNEL_CROSS_COMPILE) $(KERNEL_CLANG_TRIPLE) $(KERNEL_CC) $(2)
 endef
 
 # Make an external module target
@@ -272,7 +267,7 @@ endef
 # $(2): module root path
 # $(3): target to build (eg. modules_install)
 define make-external-module-target
-$(PATH_OVERRIDE) $(KERNEL_MAKE_CMD) $(KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(TARGET_KERNEL_EXT_MODULE_ROOT)/$(1) M=$(2)/$(1) KERNEL_SRC=$(BUILD_TOP)/$(KERNEL_SRC) OUT_DIR=$(KERNEL_BUILD_OUT_PREFIX)$(KERNEL_OUT) O=$(KERNEL_BUILD_OUT_PREFIX)$(KERNEL_OUT) ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) $(KERNEL_CROSS_COMPILE) $(KERNEL_CLANG_TRIPLE) $(KERNEL_CC) $(KERNEL_LD) $(3)
+$(PATH_OVERRIDE) $(KERNEL_MAKE_CMD) $(KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(TARGET_KERNEL_EXT_MODULE_ROOT)/$(1) M=$(2)/$(1) KERNEL_SRC=$(BUILD_TOP)/$(KERNEL_SRC) OUT_DIR=$(KERNEL_BUILD_OUT_PREFIX)$(KERNEL_OUT) O=$(KERNEL_BUILD_OUT_PREFIX)$(KERNEL_OUT) ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) $(KERNEL_CROSS_COMPILE) $(KERNEL_CLANG_TRIPLE) $(KERNEL_CC) $(3)
 endef
 
 # Generate kernel .config from a given defconfig
diff --git a/config/BoardConfigKernel.mk b/config/BoardConfigKernel.mk
index 67203ed..974ac38 100644
--- a/config/BoardConfigKernel.mk
+++ b/config/BoardConfigKernel.mk
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS += HOSTCXX=$(CLANG_PREBUILTS)/bin/clang++
 ifneq ($(TARGET_KERNEL_CLANG_COMPILE), false)
 ifneq (,$(filter 5.4 5.10, $(TARGET_KERNEL_VERSION)))
     KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS += LLVM=1 LLVM_IAS=1
+    KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS += LD=$(CLANG_PREBUILTS)/bin/ld.lld
+    KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS += AR=$(CLANG_PREBUILTS)/bin/llvm-ar
 endif
 endif