diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c3d2670af4..c75b98089c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ celerybeat.pid
 .env
 .venv
 env/
+!/lib/spack/env
 venv/
 ENV/
 env.bak/
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/cc b/lib/spack/env/cc
index 5157a5f381..2bcff42dfd 100755
--- a/lib/spack/env/cc
+++ b/lib/spack/env/cc
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ case "$command" in
         lang_flags=F
         debug_flags="-g"
         ;;
-    ld)
+    ld|ld.gold|ld.lld)
         mode=ld
         ;;
     *)
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/ld.gold b/lib/spack/env/ld.gold
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..2652f5f42c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/ld.gold
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/ld.lld b/lib/spack/env/ld.lld
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..2652f5f42c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/ld.lld
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cc
\ No newline at end of file