diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8647e51faa8..49d294d7f4a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ zephyr_compile_options(
 )
 endif()
 
+zephyr_ld_options(
+  ${TOOLCHAIN_LD_FLAGS}
+)
+
 if(NOT CONFIG_NATIVE_APPLICATION)
 zephyr_ld_options(
   -nostdlib
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/gcc.cmake b/cmake/compiler/gcc.cmake
index 2a8e501a712..63d51f061df 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/gcc.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/gcc.cmake
@@ -82,15 +82,22 @@ else()
       -mthumb
       -mcpu=${GCC_M_CPU}
       )
+    list(APPEND TOOLCHAIN_LD_FLAGS
+      -mthumb
+      -mcpu=${GCC_M_CPU}
+      )
 
     include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/fpu-for-gcc-m-cpu.cmake)
 
     if(CONFIG_FLOAT)
       list(APPEND TOOLCHAIN_C_FLAGS -mfpu=${FPU_FOR_${GCC_M_CPU}})
+      list(APPEND TOOLCHAIN_LD_FLAGS -mfpu=${FPU_FOR_${GCC_M_CPU}})
       if    (CONFIG_FP_SOFTABI)
         list(APPEND TOOLCHAIN_C_FLAGS -mfloat-abi=softfp)
+        list(APPEND TOOLCHAIN_LD_FLAGS -mfloat-abi=softfp)
       elseif(CONFIG_FP_HARDABI)
         list(APPEND TOOLCHAIN_C_FLAGS -mfloat-abi=hard)
+        list(APPEND TOOLCHAIN_LD_FLAGS -mfloat-abi=hard)
       endif()
     endif()
   elseif("${ARCH}" STREQUAL "arc")