diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl b/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
index c7b021bfac..00fc339cba 100755
--- a/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ while (@ARGV) {
 	} elsif ("$arg" =~ /^-L/ && "$arg" ne "-LTCG") {
 		$arg =~ s/^-L/-LIBPATH:/;
 		push(@lflags, $arg);
-	} elsif ("$arg" =~ /^-R/) {
+	} elsif ("$arg" =~ /^-[Rl]/) {
 		# eat
 	} else {
 		push(@args, $arg);