diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
index da7ffdc4911..da4fa41e2aa 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
@@ -2096,6 +2096,10 @@ fn add_rpath_args(
     codegen_results: &CodegenResults,
     out_filename: &Path,
 ) {
+    if !sess.target.has_rpath {
+        return;
+    }
+
     // FIXME (#2397): At some point we want to rpath our guesses as to
     // where extern libraries might live, based on the
     // add_lib_search_paths
@@ -2114,7 +2118,6 @@ fn add_rpath_args(
         let rpath_config = RPathConfig {
             libs: &*libs,
             out_filename: out_filename.to_path_buf(),
-            has_rpath: sess.target.has_rpath,
             is_like_osx: sess.target.is_like_osx,
             linker_is_gnu: sess.target.linker_flavor.is_gnu(),
         };
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/rpath.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/rpath.rs
index f499bbcf853..82070d4453b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/rpath.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/rpath.rs
@@ -9,16 +9,10 @@ pub struct RPathConfig<'a> {
     pub libs: &'a [&'a Path],
     pub out_filename: PathBuf,
     pub is_like_osx: bool,
-    pub has_rpath: bool,
     pub linker_is_gnu: bool,
 }
 
 pub fn get_rpath_flags(config: &RPathConfig<'_>) -> Vec<OsString> {
-    // No rpath on windows
-    if !config.has_rpath {
-        return Vec::new();
-    }
-
     debug!("preparing the RPATH!");
 
     let rpaths = get_rpaths(config);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/rpath/tests.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/rpath/tests.rs
index 0de90a1036e..c620e92db1f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/rpath/tests.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/rpath/tests.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ fn test_rpath_relative() {
     if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
         let config = &mut RPathConfig {
             libs: &[],
-            has_rpath: true,
             is_like_osx: true,
             linker_is_gnu: false,
             out_filename: PathBuf::from("bin/rustc"),
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ fn test_rpath_relative() {
         let config = &mut RPathConfig {
             libs: &[],
             out_filename: PathBuf::from("bin/rustc"),
-            has_rpath: true,
             is_like_osx: false,
             linker_is_gnu: true,
         };
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ fn test_rpath_relative_issue_119571() {
     let config = &mut RPathConfig {
         libs: &[],
         out_filename: PathBuf::from("rustc"),
-        has_rpath: true,
         is_like_osx: false,
         linker_is_gnu: true,
     };