diff --git a/.github/workflows/mingw_build.yml b/.github/workflows/mingw_build.yml
index 6283d91f4..db83839a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mingw_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mingw_build.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
       # Note the current convention is to use the -S and -B options here to specify source
       # and build directories, but this is only available with CMake 3.13 and higher.
       # The CMake binaries on the Github Actions machines are (as of this writing) 3.12
-      run: cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -G Ninja -DENABLE_LTO=False -DENABLE_ASSERTIONS=True -DENABLE_X86_HOST_DEBUG=True -DENABLE_INTERPRETER=False -DBUILD_TESTS=False -DENABLE_JEMALLOC=False -DENABLE_JEMALLOC_GLIBC_ALLOC=False -DENABLE_LLD=False -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{runner.workspace}}/build/install
+      run: cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -G Ninja -DENABLE_LTO=False -DENABLE_ASSERTIONS=True -DENABLE_X86_HOST_DEBUG=True -DENABLE_INTERPRETER=False -DBUILD_TESTS=False -DENABLE_JEMALLOC=False -DENABLE_JEMALLOC_GLIBC_ALLOC=False -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{runner.workspace}}/build/install
 
     - name: Build
       working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 47f45936e..0198b9d4d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ option(ENABLE_CLANG_FORMAT "Run clang format over the source" FALSE)
 option(ENABLE_IWYU "Enables include what you use program" FALSE)
 option(ENABLE_LTO "Enable LTO with compilation" TRUE)
 option(ENABLE_XRAY "Enable building with LLVM X-Ray" FALSE)
-option(ENABLE_LLD "Enable linking with lld" FALSE)
-option(ENABLE_MOLD "Enable linking with mold" FALSE)
+set(USE_LINKER "" CACHE STRING "Allow overriding the linker path directly")
 option(ENABLE_ASAN "Enables Clang ASAN" FALSE)
 option(ENABLE_TSAN "Enables Clang TSAN" FALSE)
 option(ENABLE_ASSERTIONS "Enables assertions in build" FALSE)
@@ -157,13 +156,9 @@ endif()
 
 set (PTHREAD_LIB pthread)
 
-if (ENABLE_LLD AND ENABLE_MOLD)
-  message (FATAL_ERROR "Cannot enable both lld and mold")
-elseif (ENABLE_LLD)
-  set (LD_OVERRIDE "-fuse-ld=lld")
-  add_link_options(${LD_OVERRIDE})
-elseif (ENABLE_MOLD)
-  add_link_options("-fuse-ld=mold")
+if (USE_LINKER)
+  message(STATUS "Overriding linker to: ${USE_LINKER}")
+  add_link_options("-fuse-ld=${USE_LINKER}")
 endif()
 
 if (ENABLE_LIBCXX)