diff --git a/linker/Linker/LinkContext.cs b/linker/Linker/LinkContext.cs
index cfd8bcef1cdb..8bcf14746297 100644
--- a/linker/Linker/LinkContext.cs
+++ b/linker/Linker/LinkContext.cs
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ public LinkContext (Pipeline pipeline, AssemblyResolver resolver, ReaderParamete
 			_resolver = resolver;
 			_actions = new Dictionary<string, AssemblyAction> ();
 			_parameters = new Dictionary<string, string> ();
+			_userAction = AssemblyAction.Link;
 			_annotations = annotations;
 			_readerParameters = readerParameters;
 			MarkingHelpers = CreateMarkingHelpers ();