diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ea47640f4..3891c085c2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -221,20 +221,22 @@ endif()
 
 #=============================================================================
 
-# gold linker - use if available
-include(CMakeDependentOption)
-CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(USE_LD_GOLD
-                      "Use GNU gold linker" ON
-                      "NOT WIN32;NOT APPLE" OFF
-)
+# gold linker - use if available (posix only for now)
+if(${PX4_PLATFORM} STREQUAL "posix")
+	include(CMakeDependentOption)
+	CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(USE_LD_GOLD
+			"Use GNU gold linker" ON
+			"NOT WIN32;NOT APPLE" OFF
+	)
 
-if(USE_LD_GOLD)
-	execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--version ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_VARIABLE LD_VERSION)
-	if("${LD_VERSION}" MATCHES "GNU gold")
-		set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold")
-		set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold")
-	else()
-		set(USE_LD_GOLD OFF)
+	if(USE_LD_GOLD)
+		execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--version ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_VARIABLE LD_VERSION)
+		if("${LD_VERSION}" MATCHES "GNU gold")
+			set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold")
+			set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold")
+		else()
+			set(USE_LD_GOLD OFF)
+		endif()
 	endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/platforms/nuttx/CMakeLists.txt b/platforms/nuttx/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f26fabc4b..a4ec0dc252 100644
--- a/platforms/nuttx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/platforms/nuttx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ target_link_libraries(px4 PRIVATE
 	-Wl,-Map=${PX4_CONFIG}.map
 	-Wl,--warn-common
 	-Wl,--gc-sections
-	-Wl,--print-memory-usage
 
 	-Wl,--start-group
 		${nuttx_libs}
@@ -134,6 +133,10 @@ target_link_libraries(px4 PRIVATE
 	gcc
 	)
 
+if(NOT USE_LD_GOLD)
+	target_link_libraries(px4 PRIVATE -Wl,--print-memory-usage)
+endif()
+
 target_link_libraries(px4 PRIVATE ${module_libraries})
 
 if (config_romfs_root)