diff --git a/gen/linker.cpp b/gen/linker.cpp
index 3bf0e8f4..42688ad7 100644
--- a/gen/linker.cpp
+++ b/gen/linker.cpp
@@ -272,12 +272,14 @@ int linkObjToBinary(bool sharedLib)
                 else
                     output.append(libExt);
             }
-            args.push_back("-shared");
         } else if (global.params.os == OSWindows && !endsWith(output, ".exe")) {
             output.append(".exe");
         }
     }
 
+    if (sharedLib)
+        args.push_back("-shared");
+
     args.push_back("-o");
     args.push_back(output.c_str());