diff --git a/src/librustc_target/spec/wasm32_wasi.rs b/src/librustc_target/spec/wasm32_wasi.rs
index bb33493a77333..86978c05b15d0 100644
--- a/src/librustc_target/spec/wasm32_wasi.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_target/spec/wasm32_wasi.rs
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ pub fn target() -> Result<Target, String> {
     options.crt_static_default = true;
     options.crt_static_respected = true;
 
+    // Allow `+crt-static` to create a "cdylib" output which is just a wasm file
+    // without a main function.
+    options.crt_static_allows_dylibs = true;
+
     Ok(Target {
         llvm_target: "wasm32-wasi".to_string(),
         target_endian: "little".to_string(),