diff --git a/src/Compilation/Config.zig b/src/Compilation/Config.zig
index bb646f3c942f2f2f43cf88e25d5cf5e559a3256b..5d64173cb9d72ccdf5d9b78b8d11d2844c475ec0 100644
--- a/src/Compilation/Config.zig
+++ b/src/Compilation/Config.zig
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ pub fn resolve(options: Options) ResolveError!Config {
             if (options.link_mode == .dynamic) return error.TargetCannotDynamicLink;
             break :b .static;
         }
-        if (target.os.tag == .fuchsia and options.output_mode == .Exe) {
+        if (!target_util.canStaticLinkExe(target) and options.output_mode == .Exe) {
             if (options.link_mode == .static) return error.TargetCannotStaticLinkExecutables;
             break :b .dynamic;
         }
diff --git a/src/target.zig b/src/target.zig
index 41aed7cd03d30b8bdb16087e235461962621b1da..56c429a13496f37f2f66c16a97d1c497992476f3 100644
--- a/src/target.zig
+++ b/src/target.zig
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ pub fn canDynamicLink(target: *const std.Target) bool {
     };
 }
 
+pub fn canStaticLinkExe(target: *const std.Target) bool {
+    return switch (target.os.tag) {
+        .fuchsia,
+        .haiku,
+        => false,
+        else => true,
+    };
+}
+
 pub fn libCNeedsLibUnwind(target: *const std.Target, link_mode: std.lang.LinkMode) bool {
     return target.isGnuLibC() and link_mode == .static;
 }