--- ld/ldmain.c    2021-07-05 23:36:21.880908712 -0500
+++ ld/ldmain.c    2021-07-05 23:35:42.096442970 -0500
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@
 {
   int i;
   const char *path = NULL;
+  struct stat s;
 
   for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
     if (CONST_STRNEQ (argv[i], "--sysroot="))
@@ -659,6 +660,9 @@
   if (!path)
     path = TARGET_SYSTEM_ROOT;
 
+  if (!(stat (path, &s) == 0 && S_ISDIR (s.st_mode)))
+       return "";
+
   if (IS_DIR_SEPARATOR (*path) && path[1] == 0)
     path = "";