diff --git a/bin/hipcc.pl b/bin/hipcc.pl
index 1ef3a90e30..a2ebb9f330 100755
--- a/bin/hipcc.pl
+++ b/bin/hipcc.pl
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ if ($HIP_PLATFORM eq "amd") {
         $HIPCC="$HIP_CLANG_PATH/clang" . $execExtension;
         $HIPLDFLAGS = "--driver-mode=g++";
     }
-
+    # to avoid using dk linker or MSVC linker
+    if($isWindows) {
+        $HIPLDFLAGS .= " -fuse-ld=lld";
+    }
     $HIP_CLANG_VERSION = `$HIPCC --version`;
     $HIP_CLANG_VERSION=~/.*clang version (\S+).*/;
     $HIP_CLANG_VERSION=$1;