diff --git a/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml b/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml
index 6dddf37c0dab..258c96627bf6 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ let link_flags t ~dir ~expander ~use_standard_c_and_cxx_flags ~flags =
     then 
       let open Action_builder.O in
       let+ default = default
-      and+ flags = Cxx_flags.get_flags ~for_:Link dir in
+      and+ flags = Cxx_flags.get_flags ~for_:Link (context t) in
       default @ List.concat_map flags ~f:(fun f -> [ "-cclib"; f ])
     else default 
   in