diff --git a/exosphere/loader_stub/loader_stub.specs b/exosphere/loader_stub/loader_stub.specs
index 03984762f..261cffccd 100644
--- a/exosphere/loader_stub/loader_stub.specs
+++ b/exosphere/loader_stub/loader_stub.specs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 %rename link old_link
 
 *link:
-%(old_link) -T %:getenv(TOPDIR /loader_stub.ld) --gc-sections --nmagic -nostdlib -nostartfiles
-
-*startfile:
-crti%O%s crtbegin%O%s
+%(old_link) -T %:getenv(TOPDIR /loader_stub.ld) --gc-sections --nmagic
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/exosphere/mariko_fatal/mariko_fatal.specs b/exosphere/mariko_fatal/mariko_fatal.specs
index e9b2e9fdf..71d294c07 100644
--- a/exosphere/mariko_fatal/mariko_fatal.specs
+++ b/exosphere/mariko_fatal/mariko_fatal.specs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 %rename link old_link
 
 *link:
-%(old_link) -T %:getenv(TOPDIR /mariko_fatal.ld) --gc-sections --nmagic -nostdlib -nostartfiles
-
-*startfile:
-crti%O%s crtbegin%O%s
+%(old_link) -T %:getenv(TOPDIR /mariko_fatal.ld) --gc-sections --nmagic
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/exosphere/program/program.specs b/exosphere/program/program.specs
index 22b789960..7d174b721 100644
--- a/exosphere/program/program.specs
+++ b/exosphere/program/program.specs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 %rename link old_link
 
 *link:
-%(old_link) -T %:getenv(TOPDIR /program.ld) --gc-sections --nmagic -nostdlib -nostartfiles
\ No newline at end of file
+%(old_link) -T %:getenv(TOPDIR /program.ld) --gc-sections --nmagic
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/exosphere/program/rebootstub/rebootstub.specs b/exosphere/program/rebootstub/rebootstub.specs
index 4e41b1615..59b3762e3 100644
--- a/exosphere/program/rebootstub/rebootstub.specs
+++ b/exosphere/program/rebootstub/rebootstub.specs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 %rename link old_link
 
 *link:
-%(old_link) -T %:getenv(TOPDIR /rebootstub.ld) --gc-sections --nmagic -nostdlib -nostartfiles
-
-*startfile:
-crti%O%s crtbegin%O%s
+%(old_link) -T %:getenv(TOPDIR /rebootstub.ld) --gc-sections --nmagic
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/exosphere/program/sc7fw/sc7fw.specs b/exosphere/program/sc7fw/sc7fw.specs
index 13455dc90..6275fb4d3 100644
--- a/exosphere/program/sc7fw/sc7fw.specs
+++ b/exosphere/program/sc7fw/sc7fw.specs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 %rename link old_link
 
 *link:
-%(old_link) -T %:getenv(TOPDIR /sc7fw.ld) --gc-sections --nmagic -nostdlib -nostartfiles
-
-*startfile:
-crti%O%s crtbegin%O%s
+%(old_link) -T %:getenv(TOPDIR /sc7fw.ld) --gc-sections --nmagic
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/exosphere/sdmmc_test/sdmmc_test.specs b/exosphere/sdmmc_test/sdmmc_test.specs
index 72d846e06..fdf28d6e6 100644
--- a/exosphere/sdmmc_test/sdmmc_test.specs
+++ b/exosphere/sdmmc_test/sdmmc_test.specs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 %rename link old_link
 
 *link:
-%(old_link) -T %:getenv(TOPDIR /sdmmc_test.ld) --gc-sections --nmagic -nostdlib -nostartfiles
-
-*startfile:
-crti%O%s crtbegin%O%s
+%(old_link) -T %:getenv(TOPDIR /sdmmc_test.ld) --gc-sections --nmagic
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/exosphere/warmboot/warmboot.specs b/exosphere/warmboot/warmboot.specs
index 45d00560d..67747462e 100644
--- a/exosphere/warmboot/warmboot.specs
+++ b/exosphere/warmboot/warmboot.specs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 %rename link old_link
 
 *link:
-%(old_link) -T %:getenv(TOPDIR /warmboot.ld) --gc-sections --nmagic -nostdlib -nostartfiles
-
-*startfile:
-crti%O%s crtbegin%O%s
+%(old_link) -T %:getenv(TOPDIR /warmboot.ld) --gc-sections --nmagic
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/config/templates/exosphere.mk b/libraries/config/templates/exosphere.mk
index d597c390c..6cfa8aaf0 100644
--- a/libraries/config/templates/exosphere.mk
+++ b/libraries/config/templates/exosphere.mk
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ CXXFLAGS    := $(CFLAGS) $(ATMOSPHERE_CXXFLAGS) -fno-use-cxa-atexit
 ASFLAGS     := $(ATMOSPHERE_ASFLAGS) $(SETTINGS)
 endif
 
-export LDFLAGS	=	-specs=$(TOPDIR)/$(notdir $(TOPDIR)).specs -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -fno-unwind-tables -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -fno-use-cxa-atexit -nostdlib -nostartfiles -g $(SETTINGS) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map) -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now
+export LDFLAGS	=	-specs=$(TOPDIR)/$(notdir $(TOPDIR)).specs -nostdlib -nostartfiles -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -fno-unwind-tables -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -fno-use-cxa-atexit -nostdlib -nostartfiles -g $(SETTINGS) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map) -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now
 
 export CXXWRAPS := -Wl,--wrap,__cxa_pure_virtual \
 			-Wl,--wrap,__cxa_throw \