Index: head/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
===================================================================
--- head/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile	(revision 356735)
+++ head/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile	(revision 356736)
@@ -1,31 +1,29 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 .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.
-# 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"
+# All archs except powerpc either use lld or require external toolchain.
+# powerpc still needs binutils ld to link 32-bit binaries.
+.if ${TARGET} == "powerpc"
 SUBDIR.${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>
Index: head/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_BINUTILS
===================================================================
--- head/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_BINUTILS	(revision 356735)
+++ head/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_BINUTILS	(revision 356736)
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 Set to not build or install GNU
 .Xr as 1 ,
 .Xr objdump 1 ,
-and for some CPU architectures
+and, on powerpc,
 .Xr ld.bfd 1
 as part
 of the normal system build.
 The resulting system cannot build programs from source.
Index: head/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_BINUTILS_BOOTSTRAP
===================================================================
--- head/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_BINUTILS_BOOTSTRAP	(revision 356735)
+++ head/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_BINUTILS_BOOTSTRAP	(revision 356736)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" $FreeBSD$
-Set to not build binutils (as, ld, and objdump)
+Set to not build binutils (as, objdump, and on powerpc ld)
 as part of the bootstrap process.
 .Bf -symbolic
 The option does not work for build targets unless some alternative
 toolchain is provided.
 .Ef
Index: head/tools/build/options/WITH_BINUTILS
===================================================================
--- head/tools/build/options/WITH_BINUTILS	(revision 356735)
+++ head/tools/build/options/WITH_BINUTILS	(revision 356736)
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 Set to build and install GNU
 .Xr as 1 ,
 .Xr objdump 1 ,
-and for some CPU architectures
+and, on powerpc,
 .Xr ld.bfd 1
 as part
 of the normal system build.
Index: head/tools/build/options/WITH_BINUTILS_BOOTSTRAP
===================================================================
--- head/tools/build/options/WITH_BINUTILS_BOOTSTRAP	(revision 356735)
+++ head/tools/build/options/WITH_BINUTILS_BOOTSTRAP	(revision 356736)
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .\" $FreeBSD$
-Set build binutils (as, ld, and objdump)
+Set build binutils (as, objdump, and on powerpc ld)
 as part of the bootstrap process.