diff --git a/sysimage.mk b/sysimage.mk
index 53eec63807178..d0e106d4ce3da 100644
--- a/sysimage.mk
+++ b/sysimage.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $(build_private_libdir)/%.$(SHLIB_EXT): $(build_private_libdir)/%-o.a
 	@$(call PRINT_LINK, $(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(fPIC) -L$(build_private_libdir) -L$(build_libdir) -L$(build_shlibdir) -o $@ \
 		$(WHOLE_ARCHIVE) $< $(NO_WHOLE_ARCHIVE) \
 		$(if $(findstring -debug,$(notdir $@)),-ljulia-internal-debug -ljulia-debug,-ljulia-internal -ljulia) \
-		$$([ $(OS) = WINNT ] && echo '' -lssp --disable-auto-import --disable-runtime-pseudo-reloc))
+		$$([ $(OS) = WINNT ] && echo '' $(LIBM) -lssp --disable-auto-import --disable-runtime-pseudo-reloc))
 	@$(INSTALL_NAME_CMD)$(notdir $@) $@
 	@$(DSYMUTIL) $@