diff --git a/foreign_cc/private/cc_toolchain_util.bzl b/foreign_cc/private/cc_toolchain_util.bzl
index 9e6000d88..9b3397475 100644
--- a/foreign_cc/private/cc_toolchain_util.bzl
+++ b/foreign_cc/private/cc_toolchain_util.bzl
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ CxxToolsInfo = provider(
         cxx = "C++ compiler",
         cxx_linker_static = "C++ linker to link static library",
         cxx_linker_executable = "C++ linker to link executable",
+        ld = "linker",
     ),
 )
 
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ def get_tools_info(ctx):
             feature_configuration = feature_configuration,
             action_name = ACTION_NAMES.cpp_link_executable,
         ),
+        ld = cc_toolchain.ld_executable,
     )
 
 def get_flags_info(ctx, link_output_file = None):
diff --git a/foreign_cc/private/make_env_vars.bzl b/foreign_cc/private/make_env_vars.bzl
index 0bb227b42..b5177c745 100644
--- a/foreign_cc/private/make_env_vars.bzl
+++ b/foreign_cc/private/make_env_vars.bzl
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ _MAKE_TOOLS = {
     "AR": "cxx_linker_static",
     "CC": "cc",
     "CXX": "cxx",
+    "LD": "ld",
     # missing: cxx_linker_executable
 }