diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b3133cf39d..3161c1f037 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ configure_file(input: files('scripts/ninjatool.py'),
 # Compiler flags #
 ##################
 
+# Specify linker-script with add_project_link_arguments so that it is not placed
+# within a linker --start-group/--end-group pair
+if 'CONFIG_FUZZ' in config_host
+   add_project_link_arguments(['-Wl,-T,',
+                               (meson.current_source_dir() / 'tests/qtest/fuzz/fork_fuzz.ld')],
+                              native: false, language: ['c', 'cpp', 'objc'])
+endif
+
 add_project_arguments(config_host['QEMU_CFLAGS'].split(),
                       native: false, language: ['c', 'objc'])
 add_project_arguments(config_host['QEMU_CXXFLAGS'].split(),
@@ -63,13 +71,6 @@ add_project_link_arguments(config_host['QEMU_LDFLAGS'].split(),
 add_project_arguments(config_host['QEMU_INCLUDES'].split(),
                       language: ['c', 'cpp', 'objc'])
 
-# Specify linker-script with add_project_link_arguments so that it is not placed
-# within a linker --start-group/--end-group pair
-if 'CONFIG_FUZZ' in config_host
-   add_project_link_arguments(['-Wl,-T,',
-                               (meson.current_source_dir() / 'tests/qtest/fuzz/fork_fuzz.ld')],
-                              native: false, language: ['c', 'cpp', 'objc'])
-endif
 
 link_language = meson.get_external_property('link_language', 'cpp')
 if link_language == 'cpp'