diff --git a/linker-builtin.go b/linker-builtin.go
index ba63f827..c8987938 100644
--- a/linker-builtin.go
+++ b/linker-builtin.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import "C"
 // Link invokes a linker with the given name and flags.
 //
 // This version uses the built-in linker when trying to use lld.
-func Link(dir, linker string, flags ...string) error {
+func Link(linker string, flags ...string) error {
 	switch linker {
 	case "ld.lld", commands["ld.lld"]:
 		flags = append([]string{"tinygo:" + linker}, flags...)
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ func Link(dir, linker string, flags ...string) error {
 		cmd := exec.Command(linker, flags...)
 		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-		cmd.Dir = dir
 		return cmd.Run()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/linker-external.go b/linker-external.go
index d0c8126a..446b6808 100644
--- a/linker-external.go
+++ b/linker-external.go
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ import (
 // Link invokes a linker with the given name and arguments.
 //
 // This version always runs the linker as an external command.
-func Link(dir, linker string, flags ...string) error {
+func Link(linker string, flags ...string) error {
 	cmd := exec.Command(linker, flags...)
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	cmd.Dir = dir
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1ac46f4d..28cf34f3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func Compile(pkgName, outpath string, spec *TargetSpec, config *BuildConfig, act
 		// Prepare link command.
 		executable := filepath.Join(dir, "main")
 		tmppath := executable // final file
-		ldflags := append(spec.LDFlags, "-o", executable, objfile)
+		ldflags := append(spec.LDFlags, "-o", executable, objfile, "-L", sourceDir())
 		if spec.RTLib == "compiler-rt" {
 			ldflags = append(ldflags, librt)
 		}
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ func Compile(pkgName, outpath string, spec *TargetSpec, config *BuildConfig, act
 
 		// Link the object files together.
 		if linker, ok := commands[spec.Linker]; ok {
-			err = Link(sourceDir(), linker, ldflags...)
+			err = Link(linker, ldflags...)
 		} else {
-			err = Link(sourceDir(), spec.Linker, ldflags...)
+			err = Link(spec.Linker, ldflags...)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return &commandError{"failed to link", executable, err}