diff --git a/init/Makefile b/init/Makefile
index 95ebb28a5018..a0401eb8c67d 100644
--- a/init/Makefile
+++ b/init/Makefile
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ $(obj)/version.o: include/generated/compile.h
 silent_chk_compile.h = :
 include/generated/compile.h: FORCE
 	@$($(quiet)chk_compile.h)
-	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkcompile_h $@ \
-	"$(UTS_MACHINE)" "$(CONFIG_SMP)" "$(CONFIG_PREEMPT)" "$(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)"
+	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkcompile_h $@	\
+	"$(UTS_MACHINE)" "$(CONFIG_SMP)" "$(CONFIG_PREEMPT)"	\
+	"$(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)" "$(LD)"
diff --git a/scripts/mkcompile_h b/scripts/mkcompile_h
index 5c723833ec54..12cfce965293 100755
--- a/scripts/mkcompile_h
+++ b/scripts/mkcompile_h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ ARCH=$2
 SMP=$3
 PREEMPT=$4
 CC=$5
+LD=$6
 
 vecho() { [ "${quiet}" = "silent_" ] || echo "$@" ; }
 
@@ -77,10 +78,14 @@ UTS_TRUNCATE="cut -b -$UTS_LEN"
   echo \#define LINUX_COMPILE_HOST \"`echo $LINUX_COMPILE_HOST | $UTS_TRUNCATE`\"
 
   if [ -z "$KBUILD_COMPILER_STRING" ]; then
-    echo \#define LINUX_COMPILER \"`$CC -v 2>&1 | grep ' version ' | sed 's/[[:space:]]*$//'`\"
+    CC_VERSION=$($CC -v 2>&1 | grep ' version ' | sed 's/[[:space:]]*$//')
   else
-    echo \#define LINUX_COMPILER \"$KBUILD_COMPILER_STRING\"
-  fi;
+    CC_VERSION="$KBUILD_COMPILER_STRING"
+  fi
+
+  LD_VERSION=$($LD -v | head -n1 | sed 's/(compatible with [^)]*)//' \
+		      | sed 's/[[:space:]]*$//')
+  printf '#define LINUX_COMPILER "%s"\n' "$CC_VERSION, $LD_VERSION"
 ) > .tmpcompile
 
 # Only replace the real compile.h if the new one is different,