diff --git a/lib/std/Build/Step/Compile.zig b/lib/std/Build/Step/Compile.zig
index 92db0ca0a0..941f01dd75 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build/Step/Compile.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build/Step/Compile.zig
@@ -1786,7 +1786,8 @@ fn make(step: *Step, options: Step.MakeOptions) !void {
     }
 
     if (compile.kind == .lib and compile.linkage != null and compile.linkage.? == .dynamic and
-        compile.version != null and std.Build.wantSharedLibSymLinks(compile.rootModuleTarget()))
+        compile.version != null and compile.generated_bin != null and
+        std.Build.wantSharedLibSymLinks(compile.rootModuleTarget()))
     {
         try doAtomicSymLinks(
             step,