Index: lld/trunk/ELF/Driver.cpp
===================================================================
--- lld/trunk/ELF/Driver.cpp
+++ lld/trunk/ELF/Driver.cpp
@@ -290,8 +290,15 @@
     printHelp(ArgsArr[0]);
     return;
   }
-  if (Args.hasArg(OPT_version))
+
+  // GNU linkers disagree here. Though both -version and -v are mentioned
+  // in help to print the version information, GNU ld just normally exits,
+  // while gold can continue linking. We are compatible with ld.bfd here.
+  if (Args.hasArg(OPT_version) || Args.hasArg(OPT_v))
     outs() << getLLDVersion() << "\n";
+  if (Args.hasArg(OPT_version))
+    return;
+
   Config->ExitEarly = CanExitEarly && !Args.hasArg(OPT_full_shutdown);
 
   if (const char *Path = getReproduceOption(Args)) {
Index: lld/trunk/ELF/Options.td
===================================================================
--- lld/trunk/ELF/Options.td
+++ lld/trunk/ELF/Options.td
@@ -206,9 +206,11 @@
 def rsp_quoting: J<"rsp-quoting=">,
   HelpText<"Quoting style for response files. Values supported: windows|posix">;
 
+def v: Flag<["-"], "v">, HelpText<"Display the version number">;
+
 def verbose: F<"verbose">, HelpText<"Verbose mode">;
 
-def version: F<"version">, HelpText<"Display the version number">;
+def version: F<"version">, HelpText<"Display the version number and exit">;
 
 def version_script: S<"version-script">,
   HelpText<"Read a version script">;
@@ -266,7 +268,6 @@
 def alias_undefined_eq: J<"undefined=">, Alias<undefined>;
 def alias_undefined_u: JoinedOrSeparate<["-"], "u">, Alias<undefined>;
 def alias_version_V: Flag<["-"], "V">, Alias<version>;
-def alias_version_v: Flag<["-"], "v">, Alias<version>;
 def alias_wrap_wrap: J<"wrap=">, Alias<wrap>;
 
 // Our symbol resolution algorithm handles symbols in archive files differently
Index: lld/trunk/test/ELF/driver.test
===================================================================
--- lld/trunk/test/ELF/driver.test
+++ lld/trunk/test/ELF/driver.test
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
 # RUN: ld.lld --help 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=HELP %s
 # HELP: USAGE:
 
-# RUN: not ld.lld --version 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=VERSION %s
+# RUN: ld.lld --version 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=VERSION %s
 # VERSION: LLD
 
+# RUN: not ld.lld -v 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=VERSION %s
+
 ## Attempt to link DSO with -r
 # RUN: ld.lld -shared %t -o %t.so
 # RUN: not ld.lld -r %t.so %t -o %tfail 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=ERR %s