diff --git a/config/rules.mk b/config/rules.mk
index 636517dd59e1..444d7f9c6a85 100644
--- a/config/rules.mk
+++ b/config/rules.mk
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ endif
 $(HOST_PROGRAM): $(HOST_PROGOBJS) $(HOST_LIBS_DEPS) $(HOST_EXTRA_DEPS) $(GLOBAL_DEPS)
 	$(REPORT_BUILD)
 ifeq (_WINNT,$(GNU_CC)_$(HOST_OS_ARCH))
-	$(EXPAND_LIBS_EXEC) --uselist -- $(HOST_LD) -NOLOGO -OUT:$@ -PDB:$(HOST_PDBFILE) $(HOST_OBJS) $(WIN32_EXE_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
+	$(EXPAND_LIBS_EXEC) -- $(HOST_LD) -NOLOGO -OUT:$@ -PDB:$(HOST_PDBFILE) $(HOST_OBJS) $(WIN32_EXE_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
 ifdef MSMANIFEST_TOOL
 	@if test -f $@.manifest; then \
 		if test -f "$(srcdir)/$@.manifest"; then \
@@ -834,9 +834,9 @@ ifdef MSMANIFEST_TOOL
 endif	# MSVC with manifest tool
 else
 ifeq ($(HOST_CPP_PROG_LINK),1)
-	$(EXPAND_LIBS_EXEC) --uselist -- $(HOST_CXX) -o $@ $(HOST_CXXFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_PROGOBJS) $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
+	$(EXPAND_LIBS_EXEC) -- $(HOST_CXX) -o $@ $(HOST_CXXFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_PROGOBJS) $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
 else
-	$(EXPAND_LIBS_EXEC) --uselist -- $(HOST_CC) -o $@ $(HOST_CFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_PROGOBJS) $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
+	$(EXPAND_LIBS_EXEC) -- $(HOST_CC) -o $@ $(HOST_CFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_PROGOBJS) $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
 endif # HOST_CPP_PROG_LINK
 endif
 
@@ -873,12 +873,12 @@ endif
 $(HOST_SIMPLE_PROGRAMS): host_%$(HOST_BIN_SUFFIX): host_%.$(OBJ_SUFFIX) $(HOST_LIBS_DEPS) $(HOST_EXTRA_DEPS) $(GLOBAL_DEPS)
 	$(REPORT_BUILD)
 ifeq (WINNT_,$(HOST_OS_ARCH)_$(GNU_CC))
-	$(EXPAND_LIBS_EXEC) --uselist -- $(HOST_LD) -NOLOGO -OUT:$@ -PDB:$(HOST_PDBFILE) $< $(WIN32_EXE_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
+	$(EXPAND_LIBS_EXEC) -- $(HOST_LD) -NOLOGO -OUT:$@ -PDB:$(HOST_PDBFILE) $< $(WIN32_EXE_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
 else
 ifneq (,$(HOST_CPPSRCS)$(USE_HOST_CXX))
-	$(EXPAND_LIBS_EXEC) --uselist -- $(HOST_CXX) $(HOST_OUTOPTION)$@ $(HOST_CXXFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $< $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
+	$(EXPAND_LIBS_EXEC) -- $(HOST_CXX) $(HOST_OUTOPTION)$@ $(HOST_CXXFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $< $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
 else
-	$(EXPAND_LIBS_EXEC) --uselist -- $(HOST_CC) $(HOST_OUTOPTION)$@ $(HOST_CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $< $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
+	$(EXPAND_LIBS_EXEC) -- $(HOST_CC) $(HOST_OUTOPTION)$@ $(HOST_CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $< $(HOST_LIBS) $(HOST_EXTRA_LIBS)
 endif
 endif