diff --git a/src/librustc_target/spec/netbsd_base.rs b/src/librustc_target/spec/netbsd_base.rs
index 8b6bb5dec9138..8cb5a33cdb5f8 100644
--- a/src/librustc_target/spec/netbsd_base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_target/spec/netbsd_base.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
         executables: true,
         target_family: Some("unix".to_string()),
         linker_is_gnu: true,
+        no_default_libraries: false,
         has_rpath: true,
         pre_link_args: args,
         position_independent_executables: true,
diff --git a/src/librustc_target/spec/x86_64_rumprun_netbsd.rs b/src/librustc_target/spec/x86_64_rumprun_netbsd.rs
index af846653af727..684bf5a6c1026 100644
--- a/src/librustc_target/spec/x86_64_rumprun_netbsd.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_target/spec/x86_64_rumprun_netbsd.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ pub fn target() -> TargetResult {
     base.has_rpath = false;
     base.position_independent_executables = false;
     base.disable_redzone = true;
-    base.no_default_libraries = false;
     base.exe_allocation_crate = None;
     base.stack_probes = true;