diff --git a/rules.mak b/rules.mak
index 0333ae3c95..545ebd9c68 100644
--- a/rules.mak
+++ b/rules.mak
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ module-common.o: CFLAGS += $(DSO_OBJ_CFLAGS)
 	$(if $(findstring /,$@),$(call quiet-command,cp $@ $(subst /,-,$@),"CP","$(subst /,-,$@)"))
 
 
-LD_REL := $(CC) -nostdlib -Wl,-r $(LD_REL_FLAGS)
+LD_REL := $(CC) -nostdlib -r $(LD_REL_FLAGS)
 
 %.mo:
 	$(call quiet-command,$(LD_REL) -o $@ $^,"LD","$(TARGET_DIR)$@")