diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
index b3d591e658..e98f31f9c3 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += "--with-sysroot=${SDKPATH}/sysroots/${TUNE_PKGARCH}${TARGET_VEND
 # e.g. we switch between different machines with different tunes.
 EXTRA_OECONF[vardepsexclude] = "TUNE_PKGARCH"
 
+LDGOLD_sdkmingw32 = ""
+
 do_install () {
 	autotools_do_install
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc
index 7efe13fdf6..37813dd864 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils.inc
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ 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