diff --git a/src/link/Coff.zig b/src/link/Coff.zig
index 3eb4d32c95544accedf1d2184d353892ab5e9795..5dc425cb175ad61cd3abf665a69a236dfba37c22 100644
--- a/src/link/Coff.zig
+++ b/src/link/Coff.zig
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Coff, comp: *Compilation) !void {
     const is_lib = self.base.options.output_mode == .Lib;
     const is_dyn_lib = self.base.options.link_mode == .Dynamic and is_lib;
     const is_exe_or_dyn_lib = is_dyn_lib or self.base.options.output_mode == .Exe;
-    const link_in_crt = self.base.options.link_libc and self.base.options.output_mode == .Exe;
+    const link_in_crt = self.base.options.link_libc and is_exe_or_dyn_lib;
     const target = self.base.options.target;
 
     // See link/Elf.zig for comments on how this mechanism works.