diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e7de019d3..073685bdd6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ option(YUZU_DOWNLOAD_TIME_ZONE_DATA "Always download time zone binaries" ON)
 set(YUZU_TZDB_PATH "" CACHE STRING "Path to a pre-downloaded timezone database")
 
 # Linker optimization
-cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_USE_FASTER_LD "Check if a faster linker is available" ON "NOT WIN32" OFF)
+cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_USE_FASTER_LD "Check if a faster linker is available" ON "LINUX" OFF)
 
 # MoltenVK on Apple
 cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_APPLE_USE_BUNDLED_MONTENVK "Download bundled MoltenVK lib" ON "APPLE" OFF)
@@ -905,24 +905,47 @@ if (MSVC AND CXX_CLANG)
     link_libraries(llvm-mingw-runtime)
 endif()
 
+#[[
+    search order:
+    - gold (GCC only) - the best, generally, but unfortunately not packaged anymore
+    - mold (GCC only) - generally does well on GCC
+    - ldd - preferred on clang
+    - bfd - the final fallback
+    - If none are found (macOS uses ld.prime, etc) just use the default linker
+]]
 if (YUZU_USE_FASTER_LD)
-    # fallback if everything fails (bfd)
-    set(LINKER bfd)
-    # clang should always use lld
-    find_program(LLD lld)
-    if (LLD)
+    find_program(LINKER_BFD bfd)
+    if (LINKER_BFD)
+        set(LINKER bfd)
+    endif()
+
+    find_program(LINKER_LLD lld)
+    if (LINKER_LLD)
         set(LINKER lld)
     endif()
-    # GNU appears to work better with mold
-    # TODO: mold has been slow lately, see if better options exist (search for gold?)
+
     if (CXX_GCC)
-        find_program(MOLD mold)
-        if (MOLD AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "12.1")
+        find_program(LINKER_MOLD mold)
+        if (LINKER_MOLD AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "12.1")
             set(LINKER mold)
         endif()
+
+        find_program(LINKER_GOLD gold)
+        if (LINKER_GOLD)
+            set(LINKER gold)
+        endif()
+    endif()
+
+    if (LINKER)
+        message(NOTICE "Selecting ${LINKER} as linker")
+        add_link_options("-fuse-ld=${LINKER}")
+    else()
+        message(WARNING "No faster linker found--using default")
+    endif()
+
+    if (LINKER STREQUAL "lld" AND CXX_GCC)
+        message(WARNING "Using lld on GCC may cause issues with certain LTO settings. If the program fails to compile, disable YUZU_USE_FASTER_LD, or install mold or GNU gold.")
     endif()
-    message(NOTICE "Selecting ${LINKER} as linker")
-    add_link_options("-fuse-ld=${LINKER}")
 endif()
 
 # Set runtime library to MD/MDd for all configurations
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index fd9e1b3f77..2a5cc48bb1 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@
     <string name="save_load_error">Save/Load Error</string>
     <string name="fatal_error">Fatal Error</string>
     <string name="fatal_error_message">A fatal error occurred. Check the log for details.\nContinuing emulation may result in crashes.</string>
-    <string name="performance_warning">Turning off this setting will significantly degrade performance. It's recommended that you leave this setting enabled.</string>
+    <string name="performance_warning">Turning off this setting will significantly degrade performance. It&quot;s recommended that you leave this setting enabled.</string>
     <string name="device_memory_inadequate">Device RAM: %1$s\nRecommended: %2$s</string>
     <string name="memory_formatted">%1$s %2$s</string>
     <string name="no_game_present">No bootable game present!</string>