src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go | 4 ++++

diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
index 03b9f11608d3de1f5f35ac3ba6247af9e8acd0a2..c44983144d6017c0a545c1fbaff555c82d511fa0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
@@ -1367,6 +1367,10 @@ 	combineDwarf := ctxt.IsDarwin() && !*FlagS && !*FlagW && !debug_s && machoPlatform == PLATFORM_MACOS
 
 	switch ctxt.HeadType {
 	case objabi.Hdarwin:
+		if linkerFlagSupported(ctxt.Arch, argv[0], "", "-Wl,-ld_classic") {
+			// Force old linker to work around bugs in Apple's new linker.
+			argv = append(argv, "-Wl,-ld_classic")
+		}
 		if combineDwarf {
 			// Leave room for DWARF combining.
 			// -headerpad is incompatible with -fembed-bitcode.