diff --git a/libc/cmake/modules/LLVMLibCTestRules.cmake b/libc/cmake/modules/LLVMLibCTestRules.cmake
index 3f180479682d1..59c2ac99c7b66 100644
--- a/libc/cmake/modules/LLVMLibCTestRules.cmake
+++ b/libc/cmake/modules/LLVMLibCTestRules.cmake
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ function(create_libc_unittest fq_target_name)
   )
   target_compile_options(
     ${fq_build_target_name}
-    PRIVATE -fpie ${LIBC_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DEFAULT}
+    PRIVATE -fpie -ffreestanding ${LIBC_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DEFAULT}
   )
   if(LIBC_UNITTEST_COMPILE_OPTIONS)
     target_compile_options(