diff --git a/xmake/core/tool/builder.lua b/xmake/core/tool/builder.lua
index 54652326d2..2bf4efc1f5 100644
--- a/xmake/core/tool/builder.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/tool/builder.lua
@@ -222,8 +222,17 @@ end
 
 -- add flags from the target packages
 function builder:_add_flags_from_targetpkgs(flags, target)
+    local kind = self:kind()
     for _, flagkind in ipairs(self:_flagkinds()) do
-        local result = target:get_from(flagkind, "package::*")
+        -- attempt to add special lanugage flags from package first, e.g. gcldflags, dcarflags
+        -- @see https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake-repo/issues/5255
+        local result
+        if kind:endswith("ld") or kind:endswith("sh") then
+            result = target:get_from(kind .. "flags", "package::*")
+        end
+        if not result then
+            result = target:get_from(flagkind, "package::*")
+        end
         if result then
             for _, values in ipairs(table.wrap(result)) do
                 table.join2(flags, self:_mapflags(values, flagkind, target))
diff --git a/xmake/core/tool/linker.lua b/xmake/core/tool/linker.lua
index 070c90a9f6..2094d40a5a 100644
--- a/xmake/core/tool/linker.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/tool/linker.lua
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function linker:_add_flags_from_linker(flags)
     local toolkind = self:kind()
     for _, flagkind in ipairs(self:_flagkinds()) do
         -- attempt to add special lanugage flags first, e.g. gcldflags, dcarflags
-        table.join2(flags, self:get(toolkind .. 'flags') or self:get(flagkind))
+        table.join2(flags, self:get(toolkind .. "flags") or self:get(flagkind))
     end
 end