diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
index ac13d61229e05..f9b985f0624e7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ fn add_native_libs_from_crate(
             NativeLibKind::WasmImportModule => {}
             NativeLibKind::LinkArg => {
                 if link_static {
-                    cmd.arg(name);
+                    cmd.linker_arg(&OsString::from(name), verbatim);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
index 4dd688c22345d..20a444e13dc88 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
@@ -196,6 +196,14 @@ pub trait Linker {
     fn add_no_exec(&mut self) {}
     fn add_as_needed(&mut self) {}
     fn reset_per_library_state(&mut self) {}
+    fn linker_arg(&mut self, arg: &OsStr, verbatim: bool) {
+        self.linker_args(&[arg], verbatim);
+    }
+    fn linker_args(&mut self, args: &[&OsStr], _verbatim: bool) {
+        args.into_iter().for_each(|a| {
+            self.cmd().arg(a);
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 impl dyn Linker + '_ {
@@ -223,38 +231,12 @@ pub struct GccLinker<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> GccLinker<'a> {
-    /// Passes an argument directly to the linker.
-    ///
-    /// When the linker is not ld-like such as when using a compiler as a linker, the argument is
-    /// prepended by `-Wl,`.
-    fn linker_arg(&mut self, arg: impl AsRef<OsStr>) -> &mut Self {
-        self.linker_args(&[arg]);
-        self
+    fn linker_arg_(&mut self, arg: impl AsRef<OsStr>) {
+        self.linker_arg(arg.as_ref(), false);
     }
-
-    /// Passes a series of arguments directly to the linker.
-    ///
-    /// When the linker is ld-like, the arguments are simply appended to the command. When the
-    /// linker is not ld-like such as when using a compiler as a linker, the arguments are joined by
-    /// commas to form an argument that is then prepended with `-Wl`. In this situation, only a
-    /// single argument is appended to the command to ensure that the order of the arguments is
-    /// preserved by the compiler.
-    fn linker_args(&mut self, args: &[impl AsRef<OsStr>]) -> &mut Self {
-        if self.is_ld {
-            args.into_iter().for_each(|a| {
-                self.cmd.arg(a);
-            });
-        } else {
-            if !args.is_empty() {
-                let mut s = OsString::from("-Wl");
-                for a in args {
-                    s.push(",");
-                    s.push(a);
-                }
-                self.cmd.arg(s);
-            }
-        }
-        self
+    fn linker_args_(&mut self, args: &[impl AsRef<OsStr>]) {
+        let args_vec: Vec<&OsStr> = args.iter().map(|x| x.as_ref()).collect();
+        self.linker_args(&args_vec, false);
     }
 
     fn takes_hints(&self) -> bool {
@@ -278,7 +260,7 @@ impl<'a> GccLinker<'a> {
             return;
         }
         if self.hinted_static != Some(true) {
-            self.linker_arg("-Bstatic");
+            self.linker_arg_("-Bstatic");
             self.hinted_static = Some(true);
         }
     }
@@ -288,7 +270,7 @@ impl<'a> GccLinker<'a> {
             return;
         }
         if self.hinted_static != Some(false) {
-            self.linker_arg("-Bdynamic");
+            self.linker_arg_("-Bdynamic");
             self.hinted_static = Some(false);
         }
     }
@@ -297,7 +279,7 @@ impl<'a> GccLinker<'a> {
         if let Some(plugin_path) = plugin_path {
             let mut arg = OsString::from("-plugin=");
             arg.push(plugin_path);
-            self.linker_arg(&arg);
+            self.linker_arg_(&arg);
         }
 
         let opt_level = match self.sess.opts.optimize {
@@ -308,9 +290,9 @@ impl<'a> GccLinker<'a> {
         };
 
         if let Some(path) = &self.sess.opts.unstable_opts.profile_sample_use {
-            self.linker_arg(&format!("-plugin-opt=sample-profile={}", path.display()));
+            self.linker_arg_(&format!("-plugin-opt=sample-profile={}", path.display()));
         };
-        self.linker_args(&[
+        self.linker_args_(&[
             &format!("-plugin-opt={opt_level}"),
             &format!("-plugin-opt=mcpu={}", self.target_cpu),
         ]);
@@ -323,7 +305,7 @@ impl<'a> GccLinker<'a> {
                 self.cmd.arg("-dynamiclib");
             }
 
-            self.linker_arg("-dylib");
+            self.linker_arg_("-dylib");
 
             // Note that the `osx_rpath_install_name` option here is a hack
             // purely to support rustbuild right now, we should get a more
@@ -332,7 +314,7 @@ impl<'a> GccLinker<'a> {
             if self.sess.opts.cg.rpath || self.sess.opts.unstable_opts.osx_rpath_install_name {
                 let mut rpath = OsString::from("@rpath/");
                 rpath.push(out_filename.file_name().unwrap());
-                self.linker_args(&[OsString::from("-install_name"), rpath]);
+                self.linker_args_(&[&OsString::from("-install_name"), &rpath]);
             }
         } else {
             self.cmd.arg("-shared");
@@ -352,7 +334,7 @@ impl<'a> GccLinker<'a> {
                 if let Some(implib_name) = implib_name {
                     let implib = out_filename.parent().map(|dir| dir.join(&implib_name));
                     if let Some(implib) = implib {
-                        self.linker_arg(&format!("--out-implib={}", (*implib).to_str().unwrap()));
+                        self.linker_arg_(&format!("--out-implib={}", (*implib).to_str().unwrap()));
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -361,6 +343,38 @@ impl<'a> GccLinker<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
+    /// Passes an argument directly to the linker.
+    ///
+    /// When the linker is not ld-like such as when using a compiler as a linker, the argument is
+    /// prepended by `-Wl,`.
+    fn linker_arg(&mut self, arg: &OsStr, verbatim: bool) {
+        self.linker_args(&[arg], verbatim);
+    }
+
+    /// Passes a series of arguments directly to the linker.
+    ///
+    /// When the linker is ld-like, the arguments are simply appended to the command. When the
+    /// linker is not ld-like such as when using a compiler as a linker, the arguments are joined by
+    /// commas to form an argument that is then prepended with `-Wl`. In this situation, only a
+    /// single argument is appended to the command to ensure that the order of the arguments is
+    /// preserved by the compiler.
+    fn linker_args(&mut self, args: &[&OsStr], verbatim: bool) {
+        if self.is_ld || verbatim {
+            args.into_iter().for_each(|a| {
+                self.cmd.arg(a);
+            });
+        } else {
+            if !args.is_empty() {
+                let mut s = OsString::from("-Wl");
+                for a in args {
+                    s.push(",");
+                    s.push(a);
+                }
+                self.cmd.arg(s);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fn cmd(&mut self) -> &mut Command {
         &mut self.cmd
     }
@@ -406,7 +420,7 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
                 self.build_dylib(out_filename);
             }
             LinkOutputKind::WasiReactorExe => {
-                self.linker_args(&["--entry", "_initialize"]);
+                self.linker_args_(&["--entry", "_initialize"]);
             }
         }
         // VxWorks compiler driver introduced `--static-crt` flag specifically for rustc,
@@ -442,7 +456,7 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
                 // but we have no way to detect that here.
                 self.sess.emit_warning(errors::Ld64UnimplementedModifier);
             } else if self.is_gnu && !self.sess.target.is_like_windows {
-                self.linker_arg("--no-as-needed");
+                self.linker_arg_("--no-as-needed");
             } else {
                 self.sess.emit_warning(errors::LinkerUnsupportedModifier);
             }
@@ -453,7 +467,7 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
             if self.sess.target.is_like_osx {
                 // See above FIXME comment
             } else if self.is_gnu && !self.sess.target.is_like_windows {
-                self.linker_arg("--as-needed");
+                self.linker_arg_("--as-needed");
             }
         }
     }
@@ -478,13 +492,13 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
         self.cmd.arg(path);
     }
     fn full_relro(&mut self) {
-        self.linker_args(&["-z", "relro", "-z", "now"]);
+        self.linker_args_(&["-z", "relro", "-z", "now"]);
     }
     fn partial_relro(&mut self) {
-        self.linker_args(&["-z", "relro"]);
+        self.linker_args_(&["-z", "relro"]);
     }
     fn no_relro(&mut self) {
-        self.linker_args(&["-z", "norelro"]);
+        self.linker_args_(&["-z", "norelro"]);
     }
 
     fn link_rust_dylib(&mut self, lib: &str, _path: &Path) {
@@ -513,26 +527,26 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
         self.hint_static();
         let target = &self.sess.target;
         if !target.is_like_osx {
-            self.linker_arg("--whole-archive");
+            self.linker_arg_("--whole-archive");
             self.cmd.arg(format!("-l{}{lib}", if verbatim && self.is_gnu { ":" } else { "" },));
-            self.linker_arg("--no-whole-archive");
+            self.linker_arg_("--no-whole-archive");
         } else {
             // -force_load is the macOS equivalent of --whole-archive, but it
             // involves passing the full path to the library to link.
-            self.linker_arg("-force_load");
+            self.linker_arg_("-force_load");
             let lib = find_native_static_library(lib, verbatim, search_path, self.sess);
-            self.linker_arg(&lib);
+            self.linker_arg_(&lib);
         }
     }
 
     fn link_whole_rlib(&mut self, lib: &Path) {
         self.hint_static();
         if self.sess.target.is_like_osx {
-            self.linker_arg("-force_load");
-            self.linker_arg(&lib);
+            self.linker_arg_("-force_load");
+            self.linker_arg_(&lib);
         } else {
-            self.linker_arg("--whole-archive").cmd.arg(lib);
-            self.linker_arg("--no-whole-archive");
+            self.linker_args_(&[OsString::from("--whole-archive"), lib.into()]);
+            self.linker_arg_("--no-whole-archive");
         }
     }
 
@@ -552,7 +566,7 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
         // for partial linking when using multiple codegen units (-r). So we
         // insert it here.
         if self.sess.target.is_like_osx {
-            self.linker_arg("-dead_strip");
+            self.linker_arg_("-dead_strip");
 
         // If we're building a dylib, we don't use --gc-sections because LLVM
         // has already done the best it can do, and we also don't want to
@@ -560,13 +574,13 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
         // --gc-sections drops the size of hello world from 1.8MB to 597K, a 67%
         // reduction.
         } else if (self.is_gnu || self.sess.target.is_like_wasm) && !keep_metadata {
-            self.linker_arg("--gc-sections");
+            self.linker_arg_("--gc-sections");
         }
     }
 
     fn no_gc_sections(&mut self) {
         if self.is_gnu || self.sess.target.is_like_wasm {
-            self.linker_arg("--no-gc-sections");
+            self.linker_arg_("--no-gc-sections");
         }
     }
 
@@ -580,7 +594,7 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
         if self.sess.opts.optimize == config::OptLevel::Default
             || self.sess.opts.optimize == config::OptLevel::Aggressive
         {
-            self.linker_arg("-O1");
+            self.linker_arg_("-O1");
         }
     }
 
@@ -622,20 +636,20 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
                 // The --strip-debug case is handled by running an external
                 // `strip` utility as a separate step after linking.
                 if self.sess.target.os != "illumos" {
-                    self.linker_arg("--strip-debug");
+                    self.linker_arg_("--strip-debug");
                 }
             }
             Strip::Symbols => {
-                self.linker_arg("--strip-all");
+                self.linker_arg_("--strip-all");
             }
         }
         match self.sess.opts.unstable_opts.debuginfo_compression {
             config::DebugInfoCompression::None => {}
             config::DebugInfoCompression::Zlib => {
-                self.linker_arg("--compress-debug-sections=zlib");
+                self.linker_arg_("--compress-debug-sections=zlib");
             }
             config::DebugInfoCompression::Zstd => {
-                self.linker_arg("--compress-debug-sections=zstd");
+                self.linker_arg_("--compress-debug-sections=zstd");
             }
         }
     }
@@ -724,24 +738,24 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
         }
 
         if self.sess.target.is_like_osx {
-            self.linker_args(&[OsString::from("-exported_symbols_list"), path.into()]);
+            self.linker_args_(&[OsString::from("-exported_symbols_list"), path.into()]);
         } else if self.sess.target.is_like_solaris {
-            self.linker_args(&[OsString::from("-M"), path.into()]);
+            self.linker_args_(&[OsString::from("-M"), path.into()]);
         } else {
             if is_windows {
-                self.linker_arg(path);
+                self.linker_arg_(path);
             } else {
                 let mut arg = OsString::from("--version-script=");
                 arg.push(path);
-                self.linker_arg(arg);
-                self.linker_arg("--no-undefined-version");
+                self.linker_arg_(arg);
+                self.linker_arg_("--no-undefined-version");
             }
         }
     }
 
     fn subsystem(&mut self, subsystem: &str) {
-        self.linker_arg("--subsystem");
-        self.linker_arg(&subsystem);
+        self.linker_arg_("--subsystem");
+        self.linker_arg_(&subsystem);
     }
 
     fn reset_per_library_state(&mut self) {
@@ -766,23 +780,23 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
     // Some versions of `gcc` add it implicitly, some (e.g. `musl-gcc`) don't,
     // so we just always add it.
     fn add_eh_frame_header(&mut self) {
-        self.linker_arg("--eh-frame-hdr");
+        self.linker_arg_("--eh-frame-hdr");
     }
 
     fn add_no_exec(&mut self) {
         if self.sess.target.is_like_windows {
-            self.linker_arg("--nxcompat");
+            self.linker_arg_("--nxcompat");
         } else if self.is_gnu {
-            self.linker_args(&["-z", "noexecstack"]);
+            self.linker_args_(&["-z", "noexecstack"]);
         }
     }
 
     fn add_as_needed(&mut self) {
         if self.is_gnu && !self.sess.target.is_like_windows {
-            self.linker_arg("--as-needed");
+            self.linker_arg_("--as-needed");
         } else if self.sess.target.is_like_solaris {
             // -z ignore is the Solaris equivalent to the GNU ld --as-needed option
-            self.linker_args(&["-z", "ignore"]);
+            self.linker_args_(&["-z", "ignore"]);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/run-make/pass-linker-flags-flavor/Makefile b/tests/run-make/pass-linker-flags-flavor/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bd3d3ed882fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-make/pass-linker-flags-flavor/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# only-linux
+
+include ../tools.mk
+
+all:
+	$(RUSTC) rs.rs -Z unstable-options -C linker-flavor=gnu-cc -l static=l1 -l link-arg=a1 -l static=l2 -l link-arg=a2 -l dylib=d1 -l link-arg=a3 --print link-args | $(CGREP) -e 'l1.*-Wl,a1.*l2.*-Wl,a2.*d1.*-Wl,a3'
+	$(RUSTC) rs.rs -Z unstable-options -C linker-flavor=gnu-cc -l static=l1 -l link-arg:+verbatim=a1 -l static=l2 -l link-arg=a2 -l dylib=d1 -l link-arg=a3 --print link-args | $(CGREP) -e 'l1.*"a1".*l2.*-Wl,a2.*d1.*-Wl,a3'
+	$(RUSTC) rs.rs -Z unstable-options -C linker-flavor=ld -l static=l1 -l link-arg=a1 -l static=l2 -l link-arg=a2 -l dylib=d1 -l link-arg=a3 --print link-args | $(CGREP) -e 'l1.*"a1".*l2.*"a2".*d1.*"a3"'
diff --git a/tests/run-make/pass-linker-flags-flavor/rs.rs b/tests/run-make/pass-linker-flags-flavor/rs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f328e4d9d04c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-make/pass-linker-flags-flavor/rs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fn main() {}