diff --git a/cmake/FindBFD.cmake b/cmake/FindBFD.cmake
index 43122ab8f6..d0832e7bdb 100644
--- a/cmake/FindBFD.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindBFD.cmake
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ macro(test_compile_libbfd var libs)
         if (NOT (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug" OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "RelWithDebInfo"))
             if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang" OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "AppleClang")
                 add_compile_options(-gline-tables-only)
+                set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -gline-tables-only")
             elseif (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
                 add_compile_options(-g1)
+                set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -g1")
             endif ()
         endif ()
     endif ()