diff --git a/Modules/makesetup b/Modules/makesetup
index 83fdc21df7a..b3f0cca34e5 100755
--- a/Modules/makesetup
+++ b/Modules/makesetup
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ sed -e 's/[ 	]*#.*//' -e '/^[ 	]*$/d' |
 			esac
 			case $arg in
 			-[IDUC]*)	cpps="$cpps $arg";;
+			-Xlinker)	libs="$libs $arg"; skip=libs;;
 			-[A-Zl]*)	libs="$libs $arg";;
 			*.a)		libs="$libs $arg";;
 			*.so)		libs="$libs $arg";;