diff --git a/Makefile.rules b/Makefile.rules
index caa3335aa35..4a77bf536df 100644
--- a/Makefile.rules
+++ b/Makefile.rules
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ all-local:: $(LibName.O)
 
 $(LibName.O): $(ObjectsO) $(LibDir)/.dir
 	$(Echo) Linking $(BuildMode) Object Library $(notdir $@)
-	$(Verb) $(Relink) -Wl,-r -nodefaultlibs -nostdlib -nostartfiles -o $@ $(ObjectsO)
+	$(Verb) $(Relink) -r -nodefaultlibs -nostdlib -nostartfiles -o $@ $(ObjectsO)
 
 clean-local::
 ifneq ($(strip $(LibName.O)),)