diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index 1cedfefa7e..43a5c279c0 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -154,8 +154,13 @@ TARGET_LDFLAGS = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_LDFLAGS))
 # when DT_TEXREL is used, so we capture the problem earlier.
 #
 # See also: https://www.openwall.com/lists/musl/2020/09/25/4
+#
+# NOTE: We're using "-z text" instead of "-Wl,-z,text" here, because some
+# packages pass TARGET_LDFLAGS directly to ld rather than gcc, and ld doesn't
+# support -Wl,[...]. -z is supported by both gcc and clang, so it probably
+# won't cause us problems.
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL):$(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y:)
-TARGET_LDFLAGS += -Wl,-z,text
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += -z text
 endif
 
 # By design, _FORTIFY_SOURCE requires gcc optimization to be enabled.