diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d b/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
index a714533..75bd325 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@
 	void extractBuildOptions(ref BuildSettings settings) const;
 
 	/// Adds the appropriate flag to set a target path
-	///
-	/// Params:
-	/// targetPath: If it's not null, it will be output to the given path. Else, the compiler will decide.
 	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, string targetPath = null) const;
 
 	/// Invokes the compiler using the given flags
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
index ae9f067..d09b9fc 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
@@ -189,7 +189,30 @@
 
 	void invokeLinker(in BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, string[] objects, void delegate(int, string) output_callback)
 	{
-		assert(false, "Separate linking not implemented for GDC");
+		import std.string;
+		string[] args;
+		// As the user is supposed to call setTarget prior to invoke, -o target is already set.
+		if (settings.targetType == TargetType.staticLibrary || settings.targetType == TargetType.staticLibrary) {
+			auto tpath = extractTarget(settings.dflags);
+			assert(tpath !is null, "setTarget should be called before invoke");
+			args = [ "ar", "rcs", tpath ] ~ objects;
+		} else {
+			args = platform.compiler ~ objects ~ settings.sourceFiles ~ settings.lflags ~ settings.dflags.filter!(f => isLinkageFlag(f)).array;
+			version(linux) args ~= "-L--no-as-needed"; // avoids linker errors due to libraries being speficied in the wrong order by DMD
+		}
+		logDiagnostic("%s", args.join(" "));
+		invokeTool(args, output_callback);
+	}
+}
+
+private string extractTarget(const string[] args) { auto i = args.countUntil("-o"); return i >= 0 ? args[i+1] : null; }
+
+private bool isLinkageFlag(string flag) {
+	switch (flag) {
+		case "-c":
+			return false;
+		default:
+			return true;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/build.d b/source/dub/generators/build.d
index 3e4e107..56a72a6 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/build.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/build.d
@@ -376,10 +376,6 @@
 		}
 		if (settings.buildMode == BuildMode.singleFile && generate_binary) {
 			auto lbuildsettings = buildsettings;
-			lbuildsettings.sourceFiles = is_static_library ? [] : lbuildsettings.sourceFiles.filter!(f=> f.isLinkerFile()).array;
-			settings.compiler.setTarget(lbuildsettings, settings.platform);
-			settings.compiler.prepareBuildSettings(lbuildsettings, BuildSetting.commandLineSeparate|BuildSetting.sourceFiles);
-
 			auto objs = appender!(string[])();
 			logInfo("Compiling using %s...", settings.platform.compilerBinary);
 			foreach (file; buildsettings.sourceFiles.filter!(f=>!isLinkerFile(f))) {
@@ -388,6 +384,9 @@
 			}
 
 			logInfo("Linking...");
+			lbuildsettings.sourceFiles = is_static_library ? [] : lbuildsettings.sourceFiles.filter!(f=> f.isLinkerFile()).array;
+			settings.compiler.setTarget(lbuildsettings, settings.platform);
+			settings.compiler.prepareBuildSettings(lbuildsettings, BuildSetting.commandLineSeparate|BuildSetting.sourceFiles);
 			settings.compiler.invokeLinker(lbuildsettings, settings.platform, objs.data, settings.linkCallback);
 
 		/*