diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb4adcb62c..c8c8911bbb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ ifneq ($(findstring darwin,$(OSARCH)),)
   SOLINK=-dynamic -bundle -undefined suppress -force_flat_namespace
 else
 # These are used for all but Darwin
-  SOLINK=-shared -Xlinker -x
+  SOLINK=-shared
   ifneq ($(findstring BSD,$(OSARCH)),)
     LDFLAGS+=-L/usr/local/lib
   endif