diff --git a/srcpkgs/icecat/template b/srcpkgs/icecat/template
index 7430a1b7530..a0af8ae1d1e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/icecat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/icecat/template
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 	[ ! -d xbps-build ] && mkdir -p xbps-build
 }
 do_configure() {
+	local _args
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		export HOST_CFLAGS="${XBPS_CFLAGS}"
 		export HOST_CXXFLAGS="${XBPS_CXXFLAGS}"
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ do_configure() {
 			-e "s;CFLAGS=\"\$HOST_CXXFLAGS\";CFLAGS=\"${XBPS_CXXFLAGS}\";"
 	fi
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-		*-musl) export ac_cv_header_execinfo_h=no
+		*-musl) export ac_cv_header_execinfo_h=no; _args="--disable-gold";;
+		*) _args="--enable-gold";;
 	esac
 
 	export ac_cv_sqlite_secure_delete=yes
@@ -129,8 +131,7 @@ do_configure() {
 		--with-nss-prefix="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr" \
 		--with-google-api-keyfile="${wrksrc}/google-api-key" \
 		--enable-optimize="$CFLAGS" \
-		--enable-gold=yes \
-		${cross_args}
+		${_args} ${cross_args}
 }
 do_build() {
 	cd xbps-build