diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
index 6acac609fa..e0410b4888 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -199,5 +199,3 @@ endif
 
 HOSTCFLAGS = $(ARCHWARNINGS) $(ARCHOPTIMIZATION) \
    $(ARCHCPUFLAGS) $(HOSTINCLUDES) $(EXTRAFLAGS) -D__SIM__ -pipe
-
-LDLINKFLAGS += -nostartfiles -nodefaultlibs