diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
index afe307c9c6..ade2374616 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
@@ -341,7 +341,12 @@ fn (mut v Builder) setup_ccompiler_options(ccompiler string) {
 		ccoptions.post_args << '-municode'
 	}
 	cflags := v.get_os_cflags()
-	ccoptions.o_args << cflags.c_options_only_object_files()
+
+	if v.pref.build_mode != .build_module {
+		only_o_files := cflags.c_options_only_object_files()
+		ccoptions.o_args << only_o_files
+	}
+
 	defines, others, libs := cflags.defines_others_libs()
 	ccoptions.pre_args << defines
 	ccoptions.pre_args << others