diff --git a/src/kernel/linux/v4.14/scripts/gcc-ld b/src/kernel/linux/v4.14/scripts/gcc-ld
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+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# run gcc with ld options
+# used as a wrapper to execute link time optimizations
+# yes virginia, this is not pretty
+
+ARGS="-nostdlib"
+
+while [ "$1" != "" ] ; do
+	case "$1" in
+	-save-temps|-m32|-m64) N="$1" ;;
+	-r) N="$1" ;;
+	-[Wg]*) N="$1" ;;
+	-[olv]|-[Ofd]*|-nostdlib) N="$1" ;;
+	--end-group|--start-group)
+		 N="-Wl,$1" ;;
+	-[RTFGhIezcbyYu]*|\
+--script|--defsym|-init|-Map|--oformat|-rpath|\
+-rpath-link|--sort-section|--section-start|-Tbss|-Tdata|-Ttext|\
+--version-script|--dynamic-list|--version-exports-symbol|--wrap|-m)
+		A="$1" ; shift ; N="-Wl,$A,$1" ;;
+	-[m]*) N="$1" ;;
+	-*) N="-Wl,$1" ;;
+	*)  N="$1" ;;
+	esac
+	ARGS="$ARGS $N"
+	shift
+done
+
+exec $CC $ARGS