diff --git a/compiler/build/src/link.rs b/compiler/build/src/link.rs
index 5653088380..b23355eae4 100644
--- a/compiler/build/src/link.rs
+++ b/compiler/build/src/link.rs
@@ -37,9 +37,26 @@ fn link_linux(
         .args(&[
             "-arch",
             arch_str(target),
+            "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/crti.o",
+            "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/crtn.o",
+            "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/Scrt1.o",
+            "-dynamic-linker",
+            "/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2",
             // Inputs
-            dest_filename.to_str().unwrap(),   // app.o
             host_input_path.to_str().unwrap(), // host.o
+            dest_filename.to_str().unwrap(),   // app.o
+            // Libraries - see https://github.com/rtfeldman/roc/pull/554#discussion_r496365925
+            // for discussion and further references
+            "-lc",
+            "-lm",
+            "-lpthread",
+            "-ldl",
+            "-lrt",
+            "-lutil",
+            "-lc_nonshared",
+            "-lc++",
+            "-lunwind",
+            // "-lgcc", // TODO will eventually need compiler_rt from gcc or something - see https://github.com/rtfeldman/roc/pull/554#discussion_r496370840
             // Output
             "-o",
             binary_path.to_str().unwrap(), // app
@@ -59,9 +76,6 @@ fn link_macos(
         .args(&[
             "-arch",
             target.architecture.to_string().as_str(),
-            // Output
-            "-o",
-            binary_path.to_str().unwrap(), // app
             // Inputs
             host_input_path.to_str().unwrap(), // host.o
             dest_filename.to_str().unwrap(),   // roc_app.o
@@ -72,9 +86,12 @@ fn link_macos(
             "-lpthread",
             // "-lrt", // TODO shouldn't we need this?
             // "-lc_nonshared", // TODO shouldn't we need this?
+            // "-lgcc", // TODO will eventually need compiler_rt from gcc or something - see https://github.com/rtfeldman/roc/pull/554#discussion_r496370840
+            // "-lunwind", // TODO will eventually need this, see https://github.com/rtfeldman/roc/pull/554#discussion_r496370840
             "-lc++", // TODO shouldn't we need this?
-                     // "-lgcc", // TODO will eventually need compiler_rt from gcc or something - see https://github.com/rtfeldman/roc/pull/554#discussion_r496370840
-                     // "-lunwind", // TODO will eventually need this, see https://github.com/rtfeldman/roc/pull/554#discussion_r496370840
+            // Output
+            "-o",
+            binary_path.to_str().unwrap(), // app
         ])
         .spawn()
 }
diff --git a/examples/quicksort/platform/build-linux.sh b/examples/quicksort/platform/build-linux.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e30a9f17c1..0000000000
--- a/examples/quicksort/platform/build-linux.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-clang -c host.c -o c_host.o
-rustc host.rs -o rust_host.o
-
-# Linking - see https://github.com/rtfeldman/roc/pull/554#discussion_r496365925
-# for discussion and further references
-#
-# TODO will eventually need compiler_rt from -lgcc or something - see https://github.com/rtfeldman/roc/pull/554#discussion_r496370840
-ld -r -static \
-  -L /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-musl \
-  -L /usr/lib/llvm-10/lib \
-  -L /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu \
-  -dynamic-linker /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 \
-  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/crti.o \
-  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/crtn.o \
-  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/Scrt1.o \
-  -lc \
-  -lm \
-  -lpthread \
-  -ldl \
-  -lrt \
-  -lutil \
-  -lc++abi \
-  -lunwind \
-  c_host.o \
-  rust_host.o \
-  -o host.o
-
-rm -f c_host.o
-rm -f rust_host.o
diff --git a/examples/quicksort/platform/build.sh b/examples/quicksort/platform/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..010c502222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/quicksort/platform/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# compile c_host.o and rust_host.o
+clang -c host.c -o c_host.o
+rustc host.rs -o rust_host.o
+
+# link them together into host.o
+ld -r c_host.o rust_host.o -o host.o
+
+# clean up
+rm -f c_host.o
+rm -f rust_host.o