diff --git a/tccelf.c b/tccelf.c
index 599bc31..91a9a7e 100644
--- a/tccelf.c
+++ b/tccelf.c
@@ -849,9 +849,12 @@ static void tcc_add_runtime(TCCState *s1)
 #endif
     }
 #endif
-    /* add libc if not memory output */
-    if (s1->output_type != TCC_OUTPUT_MEMORY && !s1->nostdlib) {
+    /* add libc */
+    if (!s1->nostdlib) {
         tcc_add_library(s1, "c");
+    }
+    /* add crt end if not memory output */
+    if (s1->output_type != TCC_OUTPUT_MEMORY && !s1->nostdlib) {
         tcc_add_file(s1, CONFIG_TCC_CRT_PREFIX "/crtn.o");
     }
     /* add various standard linker symbols */