--- a/js/src/devtools/automation/autospider.py
+++ b/js/src/devtools/automation/autospider.py
@@ -292,17 +292,17 @@ if word_bits == 32:
             sse_flags = '-msse -msse2 -mfpmath=sse'
         env['CCFLAGS'] = '{0} {1}'.format(env.get('CCFLAGS', ''), sse_flags)
         env['CXXFLAGS'] = '{0} {1}'.format(env.get('CXXFLAGS', ''), sse_flags)
 else:
     if platform.system() == 'Windows':
         CONFIGURE_ARGS += ' --target=x86_64-pc-mingw32 --host=x86_64-pc-mingw32'
 
 if platform.system() == 'Linux' and AUTOMATION:
-    CONFIGURE_ARGS = '--enable-stdcxx-compat ' + CONFIGURE_ARGS
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS = '--enable-stdcxx-compat --disable-gold ' + CONFIGURE_ARGS
 
 # Timeouts.
 ACTIVE_PROCESSES = set()
 
 
 def killall():
     for proc in ACTIVE_PROCESSES:
         proc.kill()