diff --git a/artiq/compiler/targets.py b/artiq/compiler/targets.py
index a9e5382be..308b15f59 100644
--- a/artiq/compiler/targets.py
+++ b/artiq/compiler/targets.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class CortexA9Target(Target):
     triple = "armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf"
     data_layout = "e-m:e-p:32:32-i64:64-v128:64:128-a:0:32-n32-S64"
     features = ["dsp", "fp16", "neon", "vfp3"]
-    linker = "lld"
+    linker = "ld.lld"
     print_function = "core_log"
     little_endian = True
     now_pinning = False