diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 25c853e..9fc76c3 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1390,6 +1390,15 @@
 	  arguments when it determines these arguments are very commonly
 	  called.  Experimential. Will increase text size.
 
+config SINGLE_LINK
+	bool "Use single linking step for final vmlinux"
+	default y if LTO
+	# for now. In theory should work everywhere except for um
+	depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_LTO
+	help
+	  Use only a single linking step for the final vmlinux, making
+	  the build slightly faster.
+
 config SYSCTL
 	bool
 
diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index d4a786a..2bb8374 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -398,9 +398,23 @@
 	fi
 fi
 
+if [ -z "${CONFIG_SINGLE_LINK}" ] ; then
+
 info LDFINAL vmlinux
 vmlinux_link vmlinux "${kallsymso} ${kallsymsorel}" ${btf_vmlinux_bin_o}
 
+else
+
+# Reuse the partial linking from the modpost vmlinux.o earlier
+
+info LD vmlinux
+${LD} ${KBUILD_LDFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS_vmlinux}	\
+			-o vmlinux		\
+			-T ${objtree}/${KBUILD_LDS} \
+			vmlinux.o ${kallsymso} ${kallsymsorel} ${btf_vmlinux_bin_o}
+
+fi
+
 if [ -n "${CONFIG_KALLSYMS}" -a -n "${CONFIG_KALLSYMS_SINGLE}" ] ; then
 	# Now regenerate the kallsyms table and patch it into the
 	# previously linked file. We tell kallsyms to pad it