diff --git a/clang/tools/clang-linker-wrapper/ClangLinkerWrapper.cpp b/clang/tools/clang-linker-wrapper/ClangLinkerWrapper.cpp
index bd2fd02c6a3e8..bebe76355eb46 100644
--- a/clang/tools/clang-linker-wrapper/ClangLinkerWrapper.cpp
+++ b/clang/tools/clang-linker-wrapper/ClangLinkerWrapper.cpp
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<lto::LTO> createLTO(
 
   Conf.CPU = Arch.str();
   Conf.Options = codegen::InitTargetOptionsFromCodeGenFlags(Triple);
-  Conf.Freestanding = true;
 
   StringRef OptLevel = Args.getLastArgValue(OPT_opt_level, "O2");
   Conf.MAttrs = Features;