diff --git a/rules.mak b/rules.mak
index 99cd0b3371..97f1aa1677 100644
--- a/rules.mak
+++ b/rules.mak
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ 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 -r $(TARGET_DIR)$@")