diff --git a/make/autoconf/basic.m4 b/make/autoconf/basic.m4
index 35eb63bea0c84..d897cbafba79f 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/basic.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/basic.m4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2011, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2011, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 # DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 #
 # This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -624,4 +624,10 @@ AC_DEFUN_ONCE([BASIC_POST_CONFIG_OUTPUT],
 
   # Make the compare script executable
   $CHMOD +x $OUTPUTDIR/compare.sh
+
+  # Copy the linker wrapper script for clang on AIX and make it executable
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang && test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xaix; then
+    $CP -f "$TOPDIR/make/scripts/aix/ld.sh" "$OUTPUTDIR/ld.sh"
+    $CHMOD +x "$OUTPUTDIR/ld.sh"
+  fi
 ])
diff --git a/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4 b/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4
index 2e060a71d4d05..90947494ec8af 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2011, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2011, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 # DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 #
 # This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_LDFLAGS_HELPER],
     fi
     if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xaix; then
       BASIC_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-b64 -Wl,-brtl -Wl,-bnorwexec -Wl,-bnolibpath -Wl,-bnoexpall \
-        -Wl,-bernotok -Wl,-bdatapsize:64k -Wl,-btextpsize:64k -Wl,-bstackpsize:64k"
+        -Wl,-bernotok -Wl,-bdatapsize:64k -Wl,-btextpsize:64k -Wl,-bstackpsize:64k -fuse-ld=$OUTPUTDIR/ld.sh"
       BASIC_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY="$BASIC_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY -Wl,-lC_r -Wl,-bbigtoc"
     fi
 
diff --git a/make/scripts/aix/ld.sh b/make/scripts/aix/ld.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..faa77ce4ba5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/scripts/aix/ld.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SAP SE. All rights reserved.
+# DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+#
+# This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+# particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+# by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+#
+# This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+# accompanied this code).
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+# 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+# or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+# questions.
+#
+unset LIBPATH
+exec /usr/bin/ld "$@"