diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b5ffba54fbc..0f03c70eb24 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -485,8 +485,9 @@ if(CONFIG_USERSPACE)
 endif()
 
 get_property(TOPT GLOBAL PROPERTY TOPT)
-set_ifndef(  TOPT -Wl,-T) # clang doesn't pick -T for some reason and complains,
-                          # while -Wl,-T works for both, gcc and clang
+get_property(COMPILER_TOPT TARGET compiler PROPERTY linker_script)
+set_ifndef(  TOPT "${COMPILER_TOPT}")
+set_ifndef(  TOPT -Wl,-T) # Use this if the compiler driver doesn't set a value
 
 if(CONFIG_HAVE_CUSTOM_LINKER_SCRIPT)
   set(LINKER_SCRIPT ${APPLICATION_SOURCE_DIR}/${CONFIG_CUSTOM_LINKER_SCRIPT})
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/clang/compiler_flags.cmake b/cmake/compiler/clang/compiler_flags.cmake
index 7a3fbdc1c3a..12868539d2f 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/clang/compiler_flags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/clang/compiler_flags.cmake
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ set_compiler_property(PROPERTY diagnostic -fcolor-diagnostics)
 # clang flag to save temporary object files
 set_compiler_property(PROPERTY save_temps -save-temps)
 
+# clang doesn't handle the -T flag
+set_compiler_property(PROPERTY linker_script -Wl,-T)
+
 #######################################################
 # This section covers flags related to warning levels #
 #######################################################
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/compiler_flags_template.cmake b/cmake/compiler/compiler_flags_template.cmake
index 4614866b2ce..5f15d1b8007 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/compiler_flags_template.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/compiler_flags_template.cmake
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ set_compiler_property(PROPERTY debug)
 # Flags to save temporary object files
 set_compiler_property(PROPERTY save_temps)
 
+# Flag to specify linker script
+set_compiler_property(PROPERTY linker_script)
+
 set_compiler_property(PROPERTY no_common)
 
 # Flags for imacros. The specific header must be appended by user.
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake b/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
index 75c54577cdc..3283c0d86a6 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ set_compiler_property(PROPERTY debug -g)
 # Flags to save temporary object files
 set_compiler_property(PROPERTY save_temps -save-temps=obj)
 
+# Flag to specify linker script
+set_compiler_property(PROPERTY linker_script -T)
+
 # Flags to not track macro expansion
 set_compiler_property(PROPERTY no_track_macro_expansion -ftrack-macro-expansion=0)