diff --git a/mjit_worker.c b/mjit_worker.c
index aeb9446e44..499f8cff75 100644
--- a/mjit_worker.c
+++ b/mjit_worker.c
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ compile_c_to_o(const char *c_file, const char *o_file)
         "-c", NULL
     };
 
-    char **args = form_args(5, cc_common_args, CC_CODEFLAG_ARGS, files, CC_LIBS, CC_DLDFLAGS_ARGS);
+    char **args = form_args(4, cc_common_args, CC_CODEFLAG_ARGS, files, CC_DLDFLAGS_ARGS);
     if (args == NULL)
         return false;