diff --git a/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c b/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
index 71d2b93f0c6..a850cce765f 100644
--- a/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
+++ b/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
@@ -482,7 +482,8 @@ static struct strarray get_link_args( struct options *opts, const char *output_n
         }
         if (opts->unicode_app) strarray_add( &flags, "-municode" );
         if (opts->nodefaultlibs || opts->use_msvcrt) strarray_add( &flags, "-nodefaultlibs" );
-        if (opts->nostartfiles || opts->use_msvcrt) strarray_add( &flags, "-nostartfiles" );
+        if (opts->nostartfiles) strarray_add( &flags, "-nostartfiles" );
+        if (opts->use_msvcrt) strarray_add( &flags, "-nostdlib" );
         if (opts->image_base) strarray_add( &flags, strmake("-Wl,-base:%s", opts->image_base ));
         if (opts->subsystem)
             strarray_add( &flags, strmake("-Wl,-subsystem:%s", opts->subsystem ));