diff --git a/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake b/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
index fc99241d0a..33b749c0ee 100644
--- a/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ env_set(USE_CCACHE OFF BOOL "Use ccache for compilation if available")
 env_set(RELATIVE_DEBUG_PATHS OFF BOOL "Use relative file paths in debug info")
 env_set(USE_WERROR OFF BOOL "Compile with -Werror. Recommended for local development and CI.")
 default_linker(_use_ld)
-env_set(USE_LD "${_use_ld}" STRING "The linker to use for building: can be LD (system default, default choice), BFD, GOLD, or LLD")
+env_set(USE_LD "${_use_ld}" STRING
+  "The linker to use for building: can be LD (system default and same as DEFAULT), BFD, GOLD, or LLD - will be LLD for Clang if available, DEFAULT otherwise")
 use_libcxx(_use_libcxx)
 env_set(USE_LIBCXX "${_use_libcxx}" BOOL "Use libc++")
 static_link_libcxx(_static_link_libcxx)