diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/native/tasks/native_compile.py b/src/python/pants/backend/native/tasks/native_compile.py
index ea2ed30f233c..feb2827e2e99 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/native/tasks/native_compile.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/native/tasks/native_compile.py
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ def _make_compile_argv(self, compile_request):
     argv = (
       [compiler.exe_filename] +
       compiler.extra_args +
+      # TODO: add -v to every compiler and linker invocation!
       # TODO: If we need to produce static libs, don't add -fPIC! (could use Variants -- see #5788).
       ['-c', '-fPIC'] +
       compiler_options +
diff --git a/tests/python/pants_test/backend/native/tasks/test_link_shared_libraries.py b/tests/python/pants_test/backend/native/tasks/test_link_shared_libraries.py
index 09a8ab83d5f0..13bc45568ad8 100644
--- a/tests/python/pants_test/backend/native/tasks/test_link_shared_libraries.py
+++ b/tests/python/pants_test/backend/native/tasks/test_link_shared_libraries.py
@@ -19,11 +19,17 @@ def task_type(cls):
     return LinkSharedLibraries
 
   def test_caching(self):
-    cpp = self. create_simple_cpp_library(ctypes_native_library=NativeArtifact(lib_name='test'),)
+    cpp = self.create_simple_cpp_library(ctypes_native_library=NativeArtifact(lib_name='test'),)
 
     cpp_compile_task_type = self.synthesize_task_subtype(CppCompile, 'cpp_compile_scope')
-    context = self.prepare_context_for_compile(target_roots=[cpp],
-                                               for_task_types=[cpp_compile_task_type])
+    context = self.prepare_context_for_compile(
+      target_roots=[cpp],
+      for_task_types=[cpp_compile_task_type],
+      options={
+        'libc': {
+          'enable_libc_search': True,
+        },
+      })
 
     cpp_compile = cpp_compile_task_type(context, os.path.join(self.pants_workdir, 'cpp_compile'))
     cpp_compile.execute()