diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
index 4d5be30d82f..46d238a3181 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
@@ -603,9 +603,6 @@ func (ctxt *Link) loadlib() {
 				// errors - see if we can find libcompiler_rt.a instead.
 				*flagLibGCC = ctxt.findLibPathCmd("--print-file-name=libcompiler_rt.a", "libcompiler_rt")
 			}
-			if *flagLibGCC != "none" {
-				hostArchive(ctxt, *flagLibGCC)
-			}
 			if ctxt.HeadType == objabi.Hwindows {
 				if p := ctxt.findLibPath("libmingwex.a"); p != "none" {
 					hostArchive(ctxt, p)
@@ -627,6 +624,9 @@ func (ctxt *Link) loadlib() {
 					libmsvcrt.a libm.a
 				*/
 			}
+			if *flagLibGCC != "none" {
+				hostArchive(ctxt, *flagLibGCC)
+			}
 		}
 	}