diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 512a7623f9f9..544217bbc030 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ config CLANG_VERSION
 	int
 	default $(shell,$(srctree)/scripts/clang-version.sh $(CC))
 
+config LLD_VERSION
+	int
+	default $(shell,$(srctree)/scripts/lld-version.sh $(LD))
+
 config CC_HAS_ASM_GOTO
 	def_bool $(success,$(srctree)/scripts/gcc-goto.sh $(CC))
 
diff --git a/scripts/lld-version.sh b/scripts/lld-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..b6d6f52c5cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lld-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# Print ld.lld's version in a 5 or 6-digit form.
+
+set -e
+
+# Convert the version string x.y.z to a canonical 5 or 6-digit form.
+get_canonical_version()
+{
+	IFS=.
+	set -- $1
+
+	# If the 2nd or 3rd field is missing, fill it with a zero.
+	echo $((10000 * $1 + 100 * ${2:-0} + ${3:-0}))
+}
+
+orig_args="$@"
+
+# Get the first line of the --version output.
+IFS='
+'
+set -- $(LC_ALL=C "$@" --version)
+
+# Split the line on spaces.
+IFS=' '
+set -- $1
+
+while [ $# -gt 1 -a "$1" != "LLD" ]; do
+	shift
+done
+if [ "$1" = LLD ]; then
+	echo $(get_canonical_version ${2%-*})
+else
+	echo 0
+fi