diff --git a/mesosphere/kernel/kernel.specs b/mesosphere/kernel/kernel.specs
index b849ab5cf..7ca30e94d 100644
--- a/mesosphere/kernel/kernel.specs
+++ b/mesosphere/kernel/kernel.specs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %rename link old_link
 
 *link:
-%(old_link) -T %:getenv(ATMOSPHERE_TOPDIR /kernel.ld) -pie --gc-sections -z text -z nodynamic-undefined-weak -nostdlib -nostartfiles
+%(old_link) -T %:getenv(ATMOSPHERE_TOPDIR /kernel.ld) -pie --gc-sections -z text -z nodynamic-undefined-weak -nostdlib
 
 *startfile:
 crti%O%s crtbegin%O%s
diff --git a/mesosphere/kernel_ldr/kernel_ldr.specs b/mesosphere/kernel_ldr/kernel_ldr.specs
index 1c6fb7205..593f42369 100644
--- a/mesosphere/kernel_ldr/kernel_ldr.specs
+++ b/mesosphere/kernel_ldr/kernel_ldr.specs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %rename link old_link
 
 *link:
-%(old_link) -T %:getenv(ATMOSPHERE_TOPDIR /kernel_ldr.ld) -pie --gc-sections -z text -z nodynamic-undefined-weak -nostdlib -nostartfiles
+%(old_link) -T %:getenv(ATMOSPHERE_TOPDIR /kernel_ldr.ld) -pie --gc-sections -z text -z nodynamic-undefined-weak -nostdlib
 
 *startfile:
 crti%O%s crtbegin%O%s