diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc
index 37813dd864..7efe13fdf6 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "--program-prefix=${TARGET_PREFIX} \
 
 LDGOLD_class-native = ""
 LDGOLD_class-crosssdk = ""
+LDGOLD_sdkmingw32 = ""
 LDGOLD ?= "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'ld-is-gold', '--enable-gold=default --enable-threads', '--enable-gold --enable-ld=default --enable-threads', d)}"
 
 # This is necessary due to a bug in the binutils Makefiles