diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter/compiler.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter/compiler.py
index 90514446bb12..e365dfa5fae4 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter/compiler.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter/compiler.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from .. import mesonlib
 from .. import mlog
 from ..compilers import SUFFIX_TO_LANG, RunResult
-from ..compilers.compilers import CompileCheckMode
+from ..compilers.compilers import CompileCheckMode, get_base_compile_args, get_base_link_args
 from ..interpreterbase import (ObjectHolder, noPosargs, noKwargs,
                                FeatureNew, FeatureNewKwargs, disablerIfNotFound,
                                InterpreterException)
@@ -271,9 +271,11 @@ def _determine_args(self, kwargs: BaseCompileKW,
                 args.extend(self.compiler.get_include_args(idir, False))
         if not kwargs['no_builtin_args']:
             opts = coredata.OptionsView(self.environment.coredata.optstore, self.subproject)
-            args += self.compiler.get_option_compile_args(opts)
+            args.extend(self.compiler.get_option_compile_args(opts))
+            args.extend(get_base_compile_args(opts, self.compiler, self.environment))
             if mode is CompileCheckMode.LINK:
                 args.extend(self.compiler.get_option_link_args(opts))
+                args.extend(get_base_link_args(opts, self.compiler, False, self.environment.get_build_dir()))
         if kwargs.get('werror', False):
             args.extend(self.compiler.get_werror_args())
         args.extend(kwargs['args'])
diff --git a/test cases/unit/123 compiler.links args/meson.build b/test cases/unit/123 compiler.links args/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..de4cfffbcd29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/unit/123 compiler.links args/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/13610
+
+project('279 compiler.links args', 'c')
+cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
+
+gcov_str = '''
+#include <gcov.h>
+int main(void) {
+  __gcov_dump();
+  return 0;
+}
+'''
+
+if cc.links(gcov_str)
+  message('gcov links successfully')
+else
+  error('gcov does not link')
+endif
diff --git a/unittests/allplatformstests.py b/unittests/allplatformstests.py
index 3be97cb3b613..1747b2f8567e 100644
--- a/unittests/allplatformstests.py
+++ b/unittests/allplatformstests.py
@@ -5040,3 +5040,13 @@ def test_rsp_support(self):
             'link', 'lld-link', 'mwldarm', 'mwldeppc', 'optlink', 'xilink',
         }
         self.assertEqual(cc.linker.get_accepts_rsp(), has_rsp)
+
+    def test_compiler_link_args(self):
+        testdir = os.path.join(self.unit_test_dir, '279 compiler.links args')
+
+        with self.assertRaises(subprocess.CalledProcessError) as cm:
+            self.init(testdir)
+        self.assertIn('gcov does not link', cm.exception.stdout)
+
+        # This should succeed without raising due to '-Db_coverage=true'
+        self.init(testdir, extra_args=['-Db_coverage=true'])