diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
index ea2a596..bb0c27b 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
 		return probePlatform(
 			compiler_binary,
-			arch_flags ~ ["-S", "-v"],
+			arch_flags ~ ["-fsyntax-only", "-v"],
 			arch_override
 		);
 	}