diff --git a/cc/builder.go b/cc/builder.go
index ee4073607..cbe2c8860 100644
--- a/cc/builder.go
+++ b/cc/builder.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ var (
 		blueprint.RuleParams{
 			// Without -no-pie, clang 7.0 adds -pie to link Android files,
 			// but -r and -pie cannot be used together.
-			Command:     "$ldCmd -nostdlib -no-pie -Wl,-r ${in} -o ${out} ${ldFlags}",
+			Command:     "$ldCmd -fuse-ld=lld -nostdlib -no-pie -Wl,-r ${in} -o ${out} ${ldFlags}",
 			CommandDeps: []string{"$ldCmd"},
 		},
 		"ldCmd", "ldFlags")