diff --git a/src/boot/efi/meson.build b/src/boot/efi/meson.build
index fdbbed6f83..bb5f591fe5 100644
--- a/src/boot/efi/meson.build
+++ b/src/boot/efi/meson.build
@@ -45,10 +45,17 @@ if conf.get('ENABLE_EFI') == 1 and get_option('gnu-efi') != 'false'
         if efi_cc.length() == 0
                 efi_cc = cc.cmd_array()
         endif
-        efi_ld = get_option('efi-ld')
+        efi_ld = get_option('efi-ld').to_lower()
         if efi_ld == ''
                 efi_ld = find_program('ld', required: true)
         endif
+
+        if efi_ld == 'lld' or efi_ld == 'ld.lld'
+# LLVM/LLD does not support PE/COFF relocations
+# https://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2021-March/149234.html
+                error('LLVM/lld does not support PE/COFF relocations. Use different linker for EFI image.')
+        endif
+
         efi_incdir = get_option('efi-includedir')
 
         gnu_efi_path_arch = ''