diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
index c2d67169c9c..2a1a8699485 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@
 
 # Darwin code signing support utilities
 , postLinkSignHook ? null, signingUtils ? null
+
+# Linker type
+, isLld ? bintools.isLld or false
+, isCctools ? bintools.isCctools or false
+, isGNU ? bintools.isGNU or false
+, isGold ? bintools.isGold or false
+, isBfd ? bintools.isBfd or false
 }:
 
 with lib;
@@ -113,6 +120,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   passthru = {
     inherit bintools libc nativeTools nativeLibc nativePrefix;
 
+    inherit isLld isCctools isGNU isGold isBfd;
+
     emacsBufferSetup = pkgs: ''
       ; We should handle propagation here too
       (mapc
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/bintools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/bintools/default.nix
index 53f7941e336..5735bf5a685 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/bintools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/bintools/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let
     if stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.targetPlatform
     then "${stdenv.targetPlatform.config}-"
     else "";
-in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; } ''
+in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; passthru.isLld = true; } ''
    mkdir -p $out/bin
    for prog in ${lld}/bin/*; do
      ln -s $prog $out/bin/${prefix}$(basename $prog)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/bintools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/bintools/default.nix
index 53f7941e336..5735bf5a685 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/bintools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/bintools/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let
     if stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.targetPlatform
     then "${stdenv.targetPlatform.config}-"
     else "";
-in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; } ''
+in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; passthru.isLld = true; } ''
    mkdir -p $out/bin
    for prog in ${lld}/bin/*; do
      ln -s $prog $out/bin/${prefix}$(basename $prog)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/bintools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/bintools/default.nix
index 53f7941e336..5735bf5a685 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/bintools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/bintools/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let
     if stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.targetPlatform
     then "${stdenv.targetPlatform.config}-"
     else "";
-in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; } ''
+in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; passthru.isLld = true; } ''
    mkdir -p $out/bin
    for prog in ${lld}/bin/*; do
      ln -s $prog $out/bin/${prefix}$(basename $prog)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/bintools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/bintools/default.nix
index e01e152d159..4c16957aeb4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/bintools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/bintools/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let
     if stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.targetPlatform
     then "${stdenv.targetPlatform.config}-"
     else "";
-in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; } (''
+in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; passthru.isLld = true; } (''
    mkdir -p $out/bin
    for prog in ${lld}/bin/*; do
      ln -s $prog $out/bin/${prefix}$(basename $prog)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/bintools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/bintools/default.nix
index e01e152d159..4c16957aeb4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/bintools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/bintools/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let
     if stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.targetPlatform
     then "${stdenv.targetPlatform.config}-"
     else "";
-in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; } (''
+in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; passthru.isLld = true; } (''
    mkdir -p $out/bin
    for prog in ${lld}/bin/*; do
      ln -s $prog $out/bin/${prefix}$(basename $prog)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/bintools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/bintools/default.nix
index 53f7941e336..5735bf5a685 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/bintools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/bintools/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let
     if stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.targetPlatform
     then "${stdenv.targetPlatform.config}-"
     else "";
-in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; } ''
+in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; passthru.isLld = true; } ''
    mkdir -p $out/bin
    for prog in ${lld}/bin/*; do
      ln -s $prog $out/bin/${prefix}$(basename $prog)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/bintools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/bintools/default.nix
index 53f7941e336..5735bf5a685 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/bintools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/bintools/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let
     if stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.targetPlatform
     then "${stdenv.targetPlatform.config}-"
     else "";
-in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; } ''
+in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; passthru.isLld = true; } ''
    mkdir -p $out/bin
    for prog in ${lld}/bin/*; do
      ln -s $prog $out/bin/${prefix}$(basename $prog)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/bintools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/bintools/default.nix
index 53f7941e336..5735bf5a685 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/bintools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/bintools/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let
     if stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.targetPlatform
     then "${stdenv.targetPlatform.config}-"
     else "";
-in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; } ''
+in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; passthru.isLld = true; } ''
    mkdir -p $out/bin
    for prog in ${lld}/bin/*; do
      ln -s $prog $out/bin/${prefix}$(basename $prog)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/bintools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/bintools/default.nix
index e01e152d159..4c16957aeb4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/bintools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/bintools/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let
     if stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.targetPlatform
     then "${stdenv.targetPlatform.config}-"
     else "";
-in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; } (''
+in runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}" { preferLocalBuild = true; passthru.isLld = true; } (''
    mkdir -p $out/bin
    for prog in ${lld}/bin/*; do
      ln -s $prog $out/bin/${prefix}$(basename $prog)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
index da2b4864552..4fdda9d67d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     inherit targetPrefix;
     hasGold = enableGold;
     isGNU = true;
+    # TODO Currently platform.linker == "gold" has no effect outside
+    # of building GHC. If/when that's fixed, these flags should
+    # probably move to the invocations of bintools-wrapper
+    isGold = false;
+    isBfd = true;
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/binutils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/binutils/default.nix
index c5bc50cafd7..a25306dcf35 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/binutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/binutils/default.nix
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   passthru = {
     inherit targetPrefix;
+    isCctools = true;
   };
 
   meta = {