diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/create-android-cross-file.sh b/.gitlab-ci/create-android-cross-file.sh
index 4590ce172a9..99ad5b98b46 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/create-android-cross-file.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/create-android-cross-file.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ arch2=${5:-$2}
 cat >$cross_file <<EOF
 [binaries]
 ar = '$ndk/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/$arch-ar'
-c = ['ccache', '$ndk/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/${arch2}29-clang', '-fuse-ld=lld', '-fno-exceptions', '-fno-unwind-tables', '-fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables']
-cpp = ['ccache', '$ndk/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/${arch2}29-clang++', '-fuse-ld=lld', '-fno-exceptions', '-fno-unwind-tables', '-fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables', '-static-libstdc++']
+c = ['ccache', '$ndk/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/${arch2}29-clang', '-fno-exceptions', '-fno-unwind-tables', '-fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables']
+cpp = ['ccache', '$ndk/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/${arch2}29-clang++', '-fno-exceptions', '-fno-unwind-tables', '-fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables', '-static-libstdc++']
+c_ld = 'lld'
+cpp_ld = 'lld'
 strip = '$ndk/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/$arch-strip'
 pkgconfig = ['/usr/bin/pkg-config']
 
diff --git a/docs/android.rst b/docs/android.rst
index 1d41d32878e..f08c4fb1729 100644
--- a/docs/android.rst
+++ b/docs/android.rst
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ Then, create your meson cross file to use it, something like this
 
     [binaries]
     ar = 'NDKDIR/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/aarch64-linux-android-ar'
-    c = ['ccache', 'NDKDIR/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/aarch64-linux-android29-clang', '-fuse-ld=lld']
-    cpp = ['ccache', 'NDKDIR/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/aarch64-linux-android29-clang++', '-fuse-ld=lld', '-fno-exceptions', '-fno-unwind-tables', '-fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables', '-static-libstdc++']
+    c = ['ccache', 'NDKDIR/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/aarch64-linux-android29-clang']
+    cpp = ['ccache', 'NDKDIR/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/aarch64-linux-android29-clang++', '-fno-exceptions', '-fno-unwind-tables', '-fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables', '-static-libstdc++']
+    c_ld = 'lld'
+    cpp_ld = 'lld'
     strip = 'NDKDIR/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/aarch64-linux-android-strip'
     # Android doesn't come with a pkg-config, but we need one for meson to be happy not
     # finding all the optional deps it looks for.  Use system pkg-config pointing at a