diff --git a/lib/std/elf.zig b/lib/std/elf.zig
index ec5e0be951d13f4fc6042efb83d637dbd22d79a4..962e0ceb9e22f655c9542c94928c98691d63a4fb 100644
--- a/lib/std/elf.zig
+++ b/lib/std/elf.zig
@@ -3062,6 +3062,8 @@ fn genSpecialMemberName(comptime name: []const u8) *const [16]u8 {
 // member indicates, for each member file.
 /// String that begins an archive file.
 pub const ARMAG = "!<arch>\n";
+/// String that begins a thin archive file.
+pub const ARMAG_THIN = "!<thin>\n";
 /// String in ar_fmag at the end of each header.
 pub const ARFMAG = "`\n";
 /// 32-bit symtab identifier
diff --git a/src/link.zig b/src/link.zig
index 72c5d27105bc9e40864b6c5b7ed7feb0917205f2..4999c8a31affc3964f8cf129f6bb50c8c5a87675 100644
--- a/src/link.zig
+++ b/src/link.zig
@@ -2226,7 +2226,10 @@ fn resolvePathInputLib(
         const n = file.readPositionalAll(io, ld_script_bytes.items, 0) catch |err|
             fatal("failed to read '{f}': {t}", .{ std.fmt.alt(test_path, .formatEscapeChar), err });
         const buf = ld_script_bytes.items[0..n];
-        if (mem.startsWith(u8, buf, std.elf.MAGIC) or mem.startsWith(u8, buf, std.elf.ARMAG)) {
+        if (mem.startsWith(u8, buf, std.elf.MAGIC) or
+            mem.startsWith(u8, buf, std.elf.ARMAG) or
+            mem.startsWith(u8, buf, std.elf.ARMAG_THIN))
+        {
             // Appears to be an ELF or archive file.
             return finishResolveLibInput(resolved_inputs, test_path, file, link_mode, pq.query);
         }