diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
index d2d1e7cb29..6acac609fa 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ endif
 CC = $(CROSSDEV)cc
 CXX = $(CROSSDEV)c++
 CPP = $(CROSSDEV)cc -E -P -x c
-LD = $(CROSSDEV)cc
+LD = $(CROSSDEV)gcc
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_HOST_MACOS),y)
 STRIP = $(CROSSDEV)strip
 AR = $(TOPDIR)/tools/macar-rcs.sh