diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cbd66642f1c..b443aa9ec71 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5618,6 +5618,10 @@ if test "$_have_x86" = yes ; then
 				;;
 				*)
 					append_var NASMFLAGS "-f elf"
+					if $LD $LDFLAGS -Wl,--version | grep 'GNU gold'; then
+						# gold throws an internal error when nasm uses dwarf, force older stabs in this case
+						append_var NASMFLAGS "-F stabs"
+					fi
 				;;
 			esac
 			_nasm=yes