diff --git a/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.18.1-r1.ebuild b/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.18.1-r1.ebuild
--- a/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.18.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.18.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ src_prepare() {
 		-e "/^CROSS_COMPILE/s:=.*:= ${CHOST}-:" \
 		-e "/^AR\>/s:=.*:= $(tc-getAR):" \
 		-e "/^CC\>/s:=.*:= $(tc-getCC):" \
-		-e "/^LD\>/s:=.*:= $(tc-getLD):" \
 		-e "/^HOSTCC/s:=.*:= $(tc-getBUILD_CC):" \
 		Makefile || die
 }