Index: head/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
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--- head/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile	(revision 347991)
+++ head/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile	(revision 347992)
@@ -1,29 +1,31 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
 SUBDIR=	libiberty \
 	libbfd \
 	libopcodes
 
 SUBDIR.${MK_BINUTILS}+=	doc
 SUBDIR.${MK_BINUTILS}+=	libbinutils
 SUBDIR.${MK_BINUTILS}+=	as
 SUBDIR.${MK_BINUTILS}+=	objdump
 
 # When we use ld.lld as /usr/bin/ld, do not install the non-ifunc-capable
 # GNU binutils 2.17.50 ld.
-.if ${MK_LLD_IS_LD} == "no"
+# Except if we are on powerpc, that needs the ld from binutils to link
+# 32-bit binaries.
+.if ${MK_LLD_IS_LD} == "no" || ${TARGET} == "powerpc"
 SUBDIR.${MK_BINUTILS}+=ld
 .endif
 
 SUBDIR_DEPEND_libbinutils=libbfd		# for bfdver.h
 SUBDIR_DEPEND_as=libbfd libiberty libopcodes
 SUBDIR_DEPEND_ld=libbfd libiberty
 SUBDIR_DEPEND_objdump=libbfd libiberty libbinutils libopcodes
 
 .if !make(install)
 SUBDIR_PARALLEL=
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>