diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
index 0c46ce20d0eb..91dbd9e314f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 # Enabling all targets increases output size to a multiple.
 , withAllTargets ? false, libbfd, libopcodes
 , enableShared ? true
-, noSysDirs, gold ? true, bison ? null
+, noSysDirs
+, gold ? !stdenv.buildPlatform.isDarwin || stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.targetPlatform
+, bison ? null
 , fetchpatch
 }:
 
@@ -61,14 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./0001-x86-Add-a-GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_USED-note-if-needed.patch
     ./0001-x86-Properly-merge-GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_USED.patch
     ./0001-x86-Properly-add-X86_ISA_1_NEEDED-property.patch
-  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.targetPlatform.isiOS ./support-ios.patch
-    ++ lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && stdenv.targetPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) [
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=11141";
-      name = "gold-threads.patch";
-      sha256 = "0p26dxpba8n7z3pwjg7qf94f0gzbvwkjq0j9ng1w3sljj0gyaf1j";
-    })
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.targetPlatform.isiOS ./support-ios.patch;
 
   outputs = [ "out" "info" "man" ];