diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e663427a3..da484b097 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -280,6 +280,23 @@ if(NOT MSVC AND NOT HAIKU)
   # add_c_compiler_flag_if_supported(OUR_FLAGS_OWN -Wuseless-cast) # TODO: Enable for C++ code except gtest
 endif()
 
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+  # This can be disabled by configuring with -DUSE_GOLD=FALSE
+  if(NOT DEFINED USE_GOLD)
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--version ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_VARIABLE ld_version)
+    if("${ld_version}" MATCHES "GNU gold")
+      set(USE_GOLD TRUE CACHE BOOL "Use GNU gold linker")
+    else()
+      set(USE_GOLD FALSE CACHE BOOL "Use GNU gold linker")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+  message(STATUS "GNU gold linker enabled: ${USE_GOLD}")
+  if(USE_GOLD)
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--disable-new-dtags")
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--disable-new-dtags")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 if(MSVC)
   if(EXCEPTION_HANDLING)
   add_c_compiler_flag_if_supported(OUR_FLAGS /DCONF_EXCEPTION_HANDLING)