diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
index a2b2bd4..ba1f697 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
@@ -1539,6 +1539,7 @@ func (ctxt *Link) hostlink() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	altLinker = ""
 	if altLinker != "" {
 		argv = append(argv, "-fuse-ld="+altLinker)
 	}