diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
index 65600e15ec..067914aea2 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -199,3 +199,5 @@ endif
 
 HOSTCFLAGS = $(ARCHWARNINGS) $(ARCHOPTIMIZATION) \
    $(ARCHCPUFLAGS) $(HOSTINCLUDES) $(EXTRAFLAGS) -pipe
+
+LDLINKFLAGS += -nostartfiles -nodefaultlibs