diff --git a/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt b/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt
index 1723e607fa7f..e93785f3fa6e 100644
--- a/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ if(COMPILER_RT_ENABLE_WERROR)
 endif()
 
 append_string_if(COMPILER_RT_HAS_STD_CXX11_FLAG -std=c++11 CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS)
-# we don't need to link with the C++ library
-append_string_if(COMPILER_RT_HAS_NOSTDLIB_FLAG -nostdlib CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS)
 
 # Emulate C99 and C++11's __func__ for MSVC prior to 2013 CTP.
 if(NOT COMPILER_RT_HAS_FUNC_SYMBOL)
diff --git a/compiler-rt/cmake/config-ix.cmake b/compiler-rt/cmake/config-ix.cmake
index ec124a10bd91..92c345262455 100644
--- a/compiler-rt/cmake/config-ix.cmake
+++ b/compiler-rt/cmake/config-ix.cmake
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ check_cxx_compiler_flag(-fno-rtti            COMPILER_RT_HAS_FNO_RTTI_FLAG)
 check_cxx_compiler_flag(-ffreestanding       COMPILER_RT_HAS_FFREESTANDING_FLAG)
 check_cxx_compiler_flag("-Werror -fno-function-sections" COMPILER_RT_HAS_FNO_FUNCTION_SECTIONS_FLAG)
 check_cxx_compiler_flag(-std=c++11           COMPILER_RT_HAS_STD_CXX11_FLAG)
-check_cxx_compiler_flag(-nostdlib            COMPILER_RT_HAS_NOSTDLIB_FLAG)
 check_cxx_compiler_flag(-ftls-model=initial-exec COMPILER_RT_HAS_FTLS_MODEL_INITIAL_EXEC)
 check_cxx_compiler_flag(-fno-lto             COMPILER_RT_HAS_FNO_LTO_FLAG)
 check_cxx_compiler_flag("-Werror -msse3" COMPILER_RT_HAS_MSSE3_FLAG)