diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/aarch64_unknown_uefi.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/aarch64_unknown_uefi.rs
index 9656024ddaa..787db13e382 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/aarch64_unknown_uefi.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/aarch64_unknown_uefi.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub(crate) fn target() -> Target {
     base.add_pre_link_args(LinkerFlavor::Msvc(Lld::No), &["/machine:arm64"]);
     base.features = "+v8a".into();
 
+    base.linker = Some("lld".into());
     Target {
         llvm_target: "aarch64-unknown-windows".into(),
         metadata: crate::spec::TargetMetadata {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/x86_64_unknown_uefi.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/x86_64_unknown_uefi.rs
index a11a79ff41a..d4900fbf536 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/x86_64_unknown_uefi.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/x86_64_unknown_uefi.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub(crate) fn target() -> Target {
     // arguments, thus giving you access to full MMX/SSE acceleration.
     base.features = "-mmx,-sse,+soft-float".into();
 
+    base.linker = Some("lld".into());
     Target {
         llvm_target: "x86_64-unknown-windows".into(),
         metadata: crate::spec::TargetMetadata {