diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs
index 1e9559f59f1de..afff061468bc3 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ fn link_rlib<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
         match lib.kind {
             NativeLibKind::StaticBundle => {}
             NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle
+            | NativeLibKind::Dylib
             | NativeLibKind::Framework
             | NativeLibKind::RawDylib
             | NativeLibKind::Unspecified => continue,
@@ -866,7 +867,9 @@ fn print_native_static_libs(sess: &Session, all_native_libs: &[NativeLib]) {
         .filter_map(|lib| {
             let name = lib.name?;
             match lib.kind {
-                NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle | NativeLibKind::Unspecified => {
+                NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle
+                | NativeLibKind::Dylib
+                | NativeLibKind::Unspecified => {
                     if sess.target.target.options.is_like_msvc {
                         Some(format!("{}.lib", name))
                     } else {
@@ -1648,7 +1651,7 @@ fn add_local_native_libraries(
             None => continue,
         };
         match lib.kind {
-            NativeLibKind::Unspecified => cmd.link_dylib(name),
+            NativeLibKind::Dylib | NativeLibKind::Unspecified => cmd.link_dylib(name),
             NativeLibKind::Framework => cmd.link_framework(name),
             NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle => cmd.link_staticlib(name),
             NativeLibKind::StaticBundle => cmd.link_whole_staticlib(name, &search_path),
@@ -1984,7 +1987,7 @@ fn add_upstream_native_libraries(
                 continue;
             }
             match lib.kind {
-                NativeLibKind::Unspecified => cmd.link_dylib(name),
+                NativeLibKind::Dylib | NativeLibKind::Unspecified => cmd.link_dylib(name),
                 NativeLibKind::Framework => cmd.link_framework(name),
                 NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle => {
                     // Link "static-nobundle" native libs only if the crate they originate from
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/base.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/base.rs
index c6ee43a94c398..ed5448ca8bac4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/base.rs
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ pub fn provide_both(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
             .native_libraries(krate)
             .iter()
             .filter(|lib| {
-                if lib.kind != NativeLibKind::Unspecified {
+                if !matches!(lib.kind, NativeLibKind::Dylib | NativeLibKind::Unspecified) {
                     return false;
                 }
                 let cfg = match lib.cfg {
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/native_libs.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/native_libs.rs
index a822aec817f00..68ad987065710 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/native_libs.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/native_libs.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl ItemLikeVisitor<'tcx> for Collector<'tcx> {
                     lib.kind = match &*kind.as_str() {
                         "static" => NativeLibKind::StaticBundle,
                         "static-nobundle" => NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle,
-                        "dylib" => NativeLibKind::Unspecified,
+                        "dylib" => NativeLibKind::Dylib,
                         "framework" => NativeLibKind::Framework,
                         "raw-dylib" => NativeLibKind::RawDylib,
                         k => {
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
index 6b8072ec49ab5..1b168bf01178c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
@@ -247,7 +247,9 @@ pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
     // resolve! Does this work? Unsure! That's what the issue is about
     *providers = Providers {
         is_dllimport_foreign_item: |tcx, id| match tcx.native_library_kind(id) {
-            Some(NativeLibKind::Unspecified | NativeLibKind::RawDylib) => true,
+            Some(NativeLibKind::Dylib | NativeLibKind::RawDylib | NativeLibKind::Unspecified) => {
+                true
+            }
             _ => false,
         },
         is_statically_included_foreign_item: |tcx, id| match tcx.native_library_kind(id) {
diff --git a/src/librustc_session/config.rs b/src/librustc_session/config.rs
index 405a058ffab60..1aac639f9236e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_session/config.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_session/config.rs
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ fn parse_libs(
             let kind = parts.next().unwrap();
             let (name, kind) = match (parts.next(), kind) {
                 (None, name) => (name, None),
-                (Some(name), "dylib") => (name, Some(NativeLibKind::Unspecified)),
+                (Some(name), "dylib") => (name, Some(NativeLibKind::Dylib)),
                 (Some(name), "framework") => (name, Some(NativeLibKind::Framework)),
                 (Some(name), "static") => (name, Some(NativeLibKind::StaticBundle)),
                 (Some(name), "static-nobundle") => (name, Some(NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle)),
diff --git a/src/librustc_session/utils.rs b/src/librustc_session/utils.rs
index 758a00ecdf612..b97308c22cb7d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_session/utils.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_session/utils.rs
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@ pub enum NativeLibKind {
     /// Static library (e.g. `libfoo.a` on Linux or `foo.lib` on Windows/MSVC) included
     /// when linking a final binary, but also included when archiving an rlib.
     StaticBundle,
-    /// Windows dynamic library (`foo.dll`) without a corresponding import library.
+    /// Dynamic library (e.g. `libfoo.so` on Linux)
+    /// or an import library corresponding to a dynamic library (e.g. `foo.lib` on Windows/MSVC).
+    Dylib,
+    /// Dynamic library (e.g. `foo.dll` on Windows) without a corresponding import library.
     RawDylib,
     /// A macOS-specific kind of dynamic libraries.
     Framework,
-    /// The library kind wasn't specified, dynamic linking is currently preferred.
+    /// The library kind wasn't specified, `Dylib` is currently used as a default.
     Unspecified,
 }