diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs
index 7169b79c3bc36..a51603e61fb99 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs
@@ -505,10 +505,10 @@ fn link_natively<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
             cmd.args(args);
         }
     }
-    if let Some(ref args) = sess.opts.debugging_opts.pre_link_args {
+    if let Some(ref args) = sess.opts.cg.pre_link_args {
         cmd.args(args);
     }
-    cmd.args(&sess.opts.debugging_opts.pre_link_arg);
+    cmd.args(&sess.opts.cg.pre_link_arg);
 
     if sess.target.target.options.is_like_fuchsia {
         let prefix = match sess.opts.debugging_opts.sanitizer {
diff --git a/src/librustc_session/options.rs b/src/librustc_session/options.rs
index e43908a79143b..118460b9b6b57 100644
--- a/src/librustc_session/options.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_session/options.rs
@@ -636,6 +636,10 @@ options! {CodegenOptions, CodegenSetter, basic_codegen_options,
         "a single extra argument to append to the linker invocation (can be used several times)"),
     link_args: Option<Vec<String>> = (None, parse_opt_list, [UNTRACKED],
         "extra arguments to append to the linker invocation (space separated)"),
+    pre_link_arg: Vec<String> = (vec![], parse_string_push, [UNTRACKED],
+        "a single extra argument to prepend the linker invocation (can be used several times)"),
+    pre_link_args: Option<Vec<String>> = (None, parse_opt_list, [UNTRACKED],
+        "extra arguments to prepend to the linker invocation (space separated)"),
     link_dead_code: bool = (false, parse_bool, [UNTRACKED],
         "don't let linker strip dead code (turning it on can be used for code coverage)"),
     lto: LtoCli = (LtoCli::Unspecified, parse_lto, [TRACKED],
@@ -863,10 +867,6 @@ options! {DebuggingOptions, DebuggingSetter, basic_debugging_options,
         "make rustc print the total optimization fuel used by a crate"),
     force_unstable_if_unmarked: bool = (false, parse_bool, [TRACKED],
         "force all crates to be `rustc_private` unstable"),
-    pre_link_arg: Vec<String> = (vec![], parse_string_push, [UNTRACKED],
-        "a single extra argument to prepend the linker invocation (can be used several times)"),
-    pre_link_args: Option<Vec<String>> = (None, parse_opt_list, [UNTRACKED],
-        "extra arguments to prepend to the linker invocation (space separated)"),
     profile: bool = (false, parse_bool, [TRACKED],
                      "insert profiling code"),
     relro_level: Option<RelroLevel> = (None, parse_relro_level, [TRACKED],