diff --git a/test/lit.cfg b/test/lit.cfg
index c1163755..9962159e 100644
--- a/test/lit.cfg
+++ b/test/lit.cfg
@@ -155,6 +155,6 @@ if sys.platform == 'linux2':
 
 config.test_format = LibcxxTestFormat(cxx_under_test,
                                       cpp_flags = ['-nostdinc++'] + compile_flags + include_paths,
-                                      ld_flags = ['-nodefaultlibs'] + library_paths + ['-lc++'] + libraries)
+                                      ld_flags = [''] + library_paths + ['-lc++'] + libraries)
 
 config.target_triple = None