diff --git a/Runtimes/Core/core/CMakeLists.txt b/Runtimes/Core/core/CMakeLists.txt
index d3bf2fd290a1..0f745f253ab9 100644
--- a/Runtimes/Core/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Runtimes/Core/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ target_link_libraries(swiftCore
     swiftDemangling
     swiftStdlibStubs
     swiftThreading)
+target_link_options(swiftCore PRIVATE
+  -nostartfiles)
 if(NOT POLICY CMP0157)
   target_compile_options(swiftCore PRIVATE
     $<TARGET_OBJECTS:swiftRuntime>