diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
index 5e1ba32..9018529 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@
 	{
 		import std.string;
 		auto tpath = Path(settings.targetPath) ~ getTargetFileName(settings, platform);
-		string[] dflags = settings.targetType == TargetType.library || settings.targetType == TargetType.staticLibrary ? ["-lib"] : [];
-		auto args = ["dmd", "-of"~tpath.toNativeString()] ~ objects ~ dflags ~ settings.lflags.map!(l => "-L"~l)().array() ~ settings.sourceFiles;
+		auto args = ["dmd", "-of"~tpath.toNativeString()] ~ objects ~ settings.lflags.map!(l => "-L"~l)().array() ~ settings.sourceFiles;
 		logDebug("%s", args.join(" "));
 		auto res = spawnProcess(args).wait();
 		enforce(res == 0, "Link command failed with exit code "~to!string(res));
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/build.d b/source/dub/generators/build.d
index 452b498..328536c 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/build.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/build.d
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 		}
 
 		auto generate_binary = !buildsettings.dflags.canFind("-o-");
+		auto is_static_library = buildsettings.targetType == TargetType.staticLibrary || buildsettings.targetType == TargetType.library;
 
 		// make paths relative to shrink the command line
 		foreach(ref f; buildsettings.sourceFiles){
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@
 			      on the other compilers. Later this should be integrated somehow in the build process
 			      (either in the package.json, or using a command line flag)
 		*/
-		if( settings.compiler.name != "dmd" || !generate_binary ){
+		if (settings.compiler.name != "dmd" || !generate_binary || is_static_library) {
 			// setup for command line
 			if( generate_binary ) settings.compiler.setTarget(buildsettings, settings.platform);
 			settings.compiler.prepareBuildSettings(buildsettings, BuildSetting.commandLine);