diff --git a/dev-db/mysql-connector-c/mysql-connector-c-8.0.32-r1.ebuild b/dev-db/mysql-connector-c/mysql-connector-c-8.0.32-r1.ebuild
index 0c403ce0c2337..7e872e2d3d736 100644
--- a/dev-db/mysql-connector-c/mysql-connector-c-8.0.32-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-db/mysql-connector-c/mysql-connector-c-8.0.32-r1.ebuild
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ multilib_src_configure() {
 		-DWITH_DEFAULT_COMPILER_OPTIONS=OFF
 		-DENABLED_LOCAL_INFILE=ON
 		-DMYSQL_UNIX_ADDR="${EPREFIX}/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
+		# Automagically uses LLD with not using LTO (bug #710272, #775845)
+		-DUSE_LD_LLD=OFF
 		-DWITH_LZ4=system
 		-DWITH_NUMA=OFF
 		-DWITH_SSL=system