diff --git a/compiler/build/src/link.rs b/compiler/build/src/link.rs
index 09bcef755e..5653088380 100644
--- a/compiler/build/src/link.rs
+++ b/compiler/build/src/link.rs
@@ -37,29 +37,12 @@ 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
             // Output
             "-o",
             binary_path.to_str().unwrap(), // app
-            // Inputs
-            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
         ])
         .spawn()
 }
diff --git a/examples/quicksort/platform/host/README.md b/examples/quicksort/platform/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/quicksort/platform/host/README.md
rename to examples/quicksort/platform/README.md
diff --git a/examples/quicksort/platform/build-linux.sh b/examples/quicksort/platform/build-linux.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e30a9f17c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/quicksort/platform/build-linux.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/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
deleted file mode 100755
index 111e367e69..0000000000
--- a/examples/quicksort/platform/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-clang -c host/src/host.c -o c_host.o
-rustc host/src/host.rs -o rust_host.o
-ld -r 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/host/src/host.c b/examples/quicksort/platform/host.c
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/quicksort/platform/host/src/host.c
rename to examples/quicksort/platform/host.c
diff --git a/examples/quicksort/platform/host/src/host.rs b/examples/quicksort/platform/host.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/quicksort/platform/host/src/host.rs
rename to examples/quicksort/platform/host.rs