diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/hid/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/hid/Makefile
index 50ec9e0406ab..96071b4800e8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/hid/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/hid/Makefile
@@ -105,13 +105,6 @@ $(MAKE_DIRS):
 	$(call msg,MKDIR,,$@)
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $@
 
-# LLVM's ld.lld doesn't support all the architectures, so use it only on x86
-ifeq ($(SRCARCH),x86)
-LLD := lld
-else
-LLD := ld
-endif
-
 DEFAULT_BPFTOOL := $(HOST_SCRATCH_DIR)/sbin/bpftool
 
 TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED += $(DEFAULT_BPFTOOL)