diff --git a/chroot_version_hooks.d/13_enable_gold b/chroot_version_hooks.d/13_enable_gold
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+++ b/chroot_version_hooks.d/13_enable_gold
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+# Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+for toolchain in i686-pc-linux-gnu x86_64-cros-linux-gnu; do
+  if label=$(binutils-config -c $toolchain); then
+      sudo binutils-config ${label%-gold}-gold
+  fi
+done
+exit 0