diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChain.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChain.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChain.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChain.cpp
@@ -558,7 +558,11 @@
   } else if (UseLinker.empty() || UseLinker == "ld") {
     // If we're passed -fuse-ld= with no argument, or with the argument ld,
     // then use whatever the default system linker is.
-    return GetProgramPath(getDefaultLinker());
+    const char *DefaultLinker = getDefaultLinker();
+    if (llvm::sys::path::is_absolute(DefaultLinker))
+      return DefaultLinker;
+    else
+      return GetProgramPath(DefaultLinker);
   } else {
     llvm::SmallString<8> LinkerName;
     if (Triple.isOSDarwin())
diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Solaris.h b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Solaris.h
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Solaris.h
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Solaris.h
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
   SanitizerMask getSupportedSanitizers() const override;
   unsigned GetDefaultDwarfVersion() const override { return 2; }
 
+  const char *getDefaultLinker() const override {
+    // clang currently uses Solaris ld-only options.
+    return "/usr/bin/ld";
+  }
+
 protected:
   Tool *buildAssembler() const override;
   Tool *buildLinker() const override;