diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1e63c373..3ee93d66 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ llvm-toolchain-13 (1:13.0.1~+rc1-1~exp2) experimental; urgency=medium
   * Fix run-clang-tidy symlink. it moved from /usr/lib/llvm-13/share/clang/run-clang-tidy
     to /usr/lib/llvm-13/bin/run-clang-tidy
     (Closes: #1001748)
+  * Install LLVMgold in usr/lib/bfd-plugins to help various tools to understand the
+    format (Closes: #919020)
 
  -- Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre@debian.org>  Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:28:09 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/llvm-X.Y-linker-tools.links.in b/debian/llvm-X.Y-linker-tools.links.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..507baf4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/llvm-X.Y-linker-tools.links.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/dh-exec
+
+[!powerpc !powerpcspe] usr/lib/llvm-@LLVM_VERSION@/lib/LLVMgold.so usr/lib/bfd-plugins
diff --git a/debian/qualify-clang.sh b/debian/qualify-clang.sh
index 3197f7f3..f4ed98ae 100755
--- a/debian/qualify-clang.sh
+++ b/debian/qualify-clang.sh
@@ -522,6 +522,15 @@ clang-$VERSION -flto=thin -O2 foo.c main.c -o foo
 ./foo > /dev/null
 clang-$VERSION -flto=thin -O2 foo.c main.c -c
 
+# understand LTO files
+# see https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=919020
+clang-$VERSION foo.c -flto -c
+file foo.o|grep -q "LLVM IR bitcode"
+if ! nm foo.o|grep -q "00000000 T foo"; then
+    echo "gold linker isn't understood"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "Testing lld-$VERSION ..."
 
 if test ! -f /usr/bin/lld-$VERSION; then
@@ -531,7 +540,7 @@ fi
 clang-$VERSION -fuse-ld=lld -O2 foo.c main.c -o foo
 ./foo > /dev/null
 
-if ls -al1 /usr/bin/ld.lld|grep ld.lld-$VERSION; then
+if ls -al1 /usr/bin/ld.lld|grep -q ld.lld-$VERSION; then
 # https://bugs.llvm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40659
 # -fuse-ld=lld will call lld
 # Mismatch of version can fail the check
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index affecb47..c847ac2a 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -427,7 +427,8 @@ preconfigure:
 		debian/libclang-common-$(LLVM_VERSION)-dev.install \
 		debian/libomp-$(LLVM_VERSION)-dev.install \
 		debian/llvm-$(LLVM_VERSION)-dev.install \
-		debian/llvm-$(LLVM_VERSION)-linker-tools.install
+		debian/llvm-$(LLVM_VERSION)-linker-tools.install \
+		debian/llvm-$(LLVM_VERSION)-linker-tools.links
 
 	# workaround the breaks/replaces/conflicts introduced with the omp-device-info move
 	# we update the version to make it work with apt.llvm.org