diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b13752..c35abd6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+v1.8.1 - 2018-
+-------------------
+
+- Fixed a regression in 1.8.0 that caused linker files specified as `sourceFiles` to not get inherited properly - [issue #1408][issue1408], [pull #1409][issue1409]
+
+[issue1408]: https://github.com/dlang/dub/issues/1408
+[issue1409]: https://github.com/dlang/dub/issues/1409
+
+
 v1.8.0 - 2018-03-01
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 143d03a..6a84e42 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 branches:
   only:
     - master
+    - stable
 
 install:
   - ps: function ResolveLatestDMD
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/generator.d b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
index 144276d..588a111 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/generator.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@
 				const depbs = &depti.buildSettings;
 				if (depbs.targetType == TargetType.executable)
 					continue;
+
 				// add to (link) dependencies
 				ti.dependencies ~= depname;
 				ti.linkDependencies ~= depname;
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@
 		parent.addStringImportPaths(child.stringImportPaths);
 		// linking of static libraries is done by parent
 		if (child.targetType == TargetType.staticLibrary) {
-			parent.addLinkerFiles(child.sourceFiles.filter!isLinkerFile.array);
+			parent.addSourceFiles(child.sourceFiles.filter!isLinkerFile.array);
 			parent.addLibs(child.libs);
 			parent.addLFlags(child.lflags);
 		}
diff --git a/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/.no_run b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/.no_run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/.no_run
diff --git a/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/.no_test b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/.no_test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/.no_test
diff --git a/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/dep.d b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/dep.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0a80bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/dep.d
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module dep;
diff --git a/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/dub.sdl b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/dub.sdl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4aaaed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/dub.sdl
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name "test"
+targetType "executable"
+dependency ":dep" version="*"
+sourceFiles "main.d"
+// make lib.d available for import
+importPaths "."
+
+subPackage {
+	name "dep"
+	sourceFiles "dep.d"
+	sourceFiles "lib/liblib.a" platform="posix"
+	sourceFiles "lib/lib.lib" platform="windows"
+	preBuildCommands "dub build --root=\"$PACKAGE_DIR/lib\""
+}
diff --git a/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/lib.d b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/lib.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f143cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/lib.d
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module lib;
+
+void foo();
diff --git a/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/lib/dub.sdl b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/lib/dub.sdl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0706e67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/lib/dub.sdl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name "lib"
+targetType "staticLibrary"
+sourceFiles "lib.d"
diff --git a/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/lib/lib.d b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/lib/lib.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22c8012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/lib/lib.d
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module lib;
+
+void foo()
+{
+}
diff --git a/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/main.d b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/main.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06383a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1408-inherit-linker-files/main.d
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import lib;
+
+void main()
+{
+	foo();
+}