diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/buildruntime.go b/src/cmd/dist/buildruntime.go
index 87e8867176..dbb635011f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/buildruntime.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/buildruntime.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func mkbuildcfg(file string) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "const DefaultGORISCV64 = `%s`\n", goriscv64)
 	fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "const defaultGOEXPERIMENT = `%s`\n", goexperiment)
 	fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "const defaultGO_EXTLINK_ENABLED = `%s`\n", goextlinkenabled)
-	fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "const defaultGO_LDSO = `%s`\n", defaultldso)
+	fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "const DefaultGO_LDSO = `%s`\n", defaultldso)
 	fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "const version = `%s`\n", findgoversion())
 	fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "const defaultGOOS = runtime.GOOS\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "const defaultGOARCH = runtime.GOARCH\n")
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
index 6ff1d94383..147a7d91c9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
@@ -1927,8 +1927,12 @@ func asmbElf(ctxt *Link) {
 		sh.Flags = uint64(elf.SHF_ALLOC)
 		sh.Addralign = 1
 
-		if interpreter == "" && buildcfg.GOOS == runtime.GOOS && buildcfg.GOARCH == runtime.GOARCH && buildcfg.GO_LDSO != "" {
-			interpreter = buildcfg.GO_LDSO
+		if interpreter == "" {
+			if goLdso := os.Getenv("GO_LDSO"); goLdso != "" {
+				interpreter = goLdso
+			} else if buildcfg.GOOS == runtime.GOOS && buildcfg.GOARCH == runtime.GOARCH {
+				interpreter = buildcfg.DefaultGO_LDSO
+			}
 		}
 
 		if interpreter == "" {
diff --git a/src/internal/buildcfg/cfg.go b/src/internal/buildcfg/cfg.go
index 7e4ee365df..8aaa70fb36 100644
--- a/src/internal/buildcfg/cfg.go
+++ b/src/internal/buildcfg/cfg.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ var (
 	GORISCV64 = goriscv64()
 	GOWASM    = gowasm()
 	ToolTags  = toolTags()
-	GO_LDSO   = defaultGO_LDSO
 	GOFIPS140 = gofips140()
 	Version   = version
 )