Index: Mk/bsd.port.mk
===================================================================
--- Mk/bsd.port.mk
+++ Mk/bsd.port.mk
@@ -1844,6 +1844,7 @@
 
 .if defined(LLD_UNSAFE) && ${/usr/bin/ld:L:tA} == /usr/bin/ld.lld
 LDFLAGS+=	-fuse-ld=bfd
+BINARY_ALIAS=	ld=${LD}
 .  if !defined(USE_BINUTILS)
 .    if exists(/usr/bin/ld.bfd)
 LD=	/usr/bin/ld.bfd
Index: devel/libds/Makefile
===================================================================
--- devel/libds/Makefile
+++ devel/libds/Makefile
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
 LICENSE=	BSD4CLAUSE
 
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
-# requires directly-invoked linker to provide library search paths
-LLD_UNSAFE=	yes
-BINARY_ALIAS=	ld=ld.bfd
+LLD_UNSAFE=	yes	# Needs linker to provide library search paths.
 ALL_TARGET=	gcc
 
 HTML=		avltree.html heap.html parray.html set.html \
Index: devel/pdcurses/Makefile
===================================================================
--- devel/pdcurses/Makefile
+++ devel/pdcurses/Makefile
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 USE_XORG=	x11 xext sm ice xt xaw xmu xpm
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=yes
-# requires directly-invoked linker to provide library search paths
-LLD_UNSAFE=	yes
-BINARY_ALIAS=	ld=ld.bfd
+LLD_UNSAFE=	yes	# Needs linker to provide library search paths.
 
 WRKSRC_SUBDIR=	x11
 
Index: irc/evangeline/Makefile
===================================================================
--- irc/evangeline/Makefile
+++ irc/evangeline/Makefile
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-tcllib=${LOCALBASE}/lib/libtcl${TCL_SHLIB_VER}.so \
 		--with-tclinc=${TCL_INCLUDEDIR}/tcl.h
-# LLD_UNSAFE - requires directly-invoked linker to provide library search paths
-BINARY_ALIAS=	ld=ld.bfd
+LLD_UNSAFE=	yes	# Needs linker to provide library search paths.
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/evangeline
 
Index: lang/myrddin/Makefile
===================================================================
--- lang/myrddin/Makefile
+++ lang/myrddin/Makefile
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 WRKSRC=	${WRKDIR}/mc
 
-# Myrddin is LLD_UNSAFE:
 # ld: error: <internal>: section sh_addralign is not a power of 2
-BINARY_ALIAS=	ld=ld.bfd
+LLD_UNSAFE=	yes
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DEBUG VIM
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	VIM
Index: multimedia/harvid/Makefile
===================================================================
--- multimedia/harvid/Makefile
+++ multimedia/harvid/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	x42
 LLD_UNSAFE=	yes
-BINARY_ALIAS=	ld=ld.bfd
 
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes # https://github.com/x42/harvid/issues/5
 
Index: sysutils/installwatch/Makefile
===================================================================
--- sysutils/installwatch/Makefile
+++ sysutils/installwatch/Makefile
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
-# requires directly-invoked linker to provide library search paths
-LLD_UNSAFE=	yes
-BINARY_ALIAS=	ld=ld.bfd
+LLD_UNSAFE=	yes	# Needs linker to provide library search paths.
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/installwatch lib/installwatch.so
 PORTDOCS=	BUGS CHANGELOG README TODO
Index: www/mozplugger/Makefile
===================================================================
--- www/mozplugger/Makefile
+++ www/mozplugger/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 USES=		desthack gmake webplugin:native
 USE_XORG=	x11 xt
 LLD_UNSAFE=	yes
-BINARY_ALIAS=	ld=ld.bfd
 
 WEBPLUGIN_FILES=mozplugger.so
 MAKE_ENV=	WEBPLUGINS_DIR="${WEBPLUGIN_DIR}"