--- ./build/config/linux/BUILD.gn.orig
+++ ./build/config/linux/BUILD.gn
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
     ldflags += [ "-Wl,--exclude-libs=libc++.a" ]
   }
 
+  # use lld
+  ldflags += [ "-fuse-ld=lld" ]
+
   # Explicitly use static linking for libstdc++ and libgcc to minimize
   # dependencies.
   ldflags += [