diff -r a6d790bc17af -r c69f8ef4bc7c config/binutils/binutils.in
--- a/config/binutils/binutils.in	Sun Jan 02 13:56:05 2011 +0100
+++ b/config/binutils/binutils.in	Sun Jan 02 13:52:16 2011 +0100
@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@
 config BINUTILS_GOLD_INSTALLED
     bool
 
+config BINUTILS_GOLD_THREADS
+    bool
+    prompt "|  Enable threaded gold"
+    depends on BINUTILS_GOLD_INSTALLED
+    help
+      When configured with threads, gold can link in parallel,
+      possibly cooperating with a make jobserver.
+
 config BINUTILS_LINKERS_LIST
     string
     default "ld"        if BINUTILS_LINKER_LD