diff --git a/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake b/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
index b68c43b189..006db77110 100644
--- a/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ else()
   # Use the linker environmental variable, if specified and valid
   if ((USE_LD STREQUAL "DEFAULT") AND (NOT "$ENV{USE_LD}" STREQUAL ""))
     string(TOUPPER "$ENV{USE_LD}" USE_LDENV)
-    if (("${USE_LDENV}" STREQUAL "LD") OR ("${USE_LDENV}" STREQUAL "GOLD") OR ("${USE_LDENV}" STREQUAL "LLD") OR ("${USE_LDENV}" STREQUAL "BFD"))
+    if (("${USE_LDENV}" STREQUAL "LD") OR ("${USE_LDENV}" STREQUAL "GOLD") OR ("${USE_LDENV}" STREQUAL "LLD") OR ("${USE_LDENV}" STREQUAL "BFD") OR ("${USE_LDENV}" STREQUAL "DEFAULT"))
       set(USE_LD "${USE_LDENV}")
     else()
       message (FATAL_ERROR "USE_LD must be set to DEFAULT, LD, BFD, GOLD, or LLD!")