diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 10da7abccc447c..8da603d00f618e 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
     # Don't bake anything extra into the snapshot.
     'v8_use_external_startup_data%': 0,
 
-    # Don't compile with -B, we don't bundle ld.gold.
-    'linux_use_bundled_gold%': 0,
-
     'conditions': [
       ['OS == "win"', {
         'os_posix': 0,
diff --git a/tools/gyp_node.py b/tools/gyp_node.py
index 0ceb93341f12d3..8de046aae259f1 100755
--- a/tools/gyp_node.py
+++ b/tools/gyp_node.py
@@ -56,5 +56,12 @@ def run_gyp(args):
 
   args.append('-Dcomponent=static_library')
   args.append('-Dlibrary=static_library')
+
+  # Don't compile with -B and -fuse-ld=, we don't bundle ld.gold.  Can't be
+  # set in common.gypi due to how deps/v8/build/toolchain.gypi uses them.
+  args.append('-Dlinux_use_bundled_binutils=0')
+  args.append('-Dlinux_use_bundled_gold=0')
+  args.append('-Dlinux_use_gold_flags=0')
+
   gyp_args = list(args)
   run_gyp(gyp_args)