diff --git a/src/dune.linker.inc b/src/dune.linker.inc
index ae253449a69..c4dc7d3376d 100644
--- a/src/dune.linker.inc
+++ b/src/dune.linker.inc
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
   (enabled_if
     (or
       (= %{bin-available:lld} false)
-      (= %{env:DUNE_USE_DEFAULT_LINKER=n} n)))
+      (= %{env:DUNE_USE_DEFAULT_LINKER=n} y)))
   (action (with-stdout-to dune-linker (echo " "))))