diff --git a/make_helpers/build_macros.mk b/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
index 0ac1505..80f8649 100644
--- a/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
@@ -28,3 +28,9 @@
   $(call CREATE_SEQ,$(1),$(2))\
 )
 endef
+
+# Convenience function to check for a given linker option. An call to
+# $(call ld_option, --no-XYZ) will return --no-XYZ if supported by the linker
+define ld_option
+	$(shell if $(LD) $(1) -v >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo $(1); fi )
+endef