diff --git a/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk b/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk
index 3941edfa0..c59cd34ad 100644
--- a/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk
+++ b/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ ifneq ($(filter $(my_cxx_stl),libc++ libc++_static),)
     else
         ifeq (arm,$($(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH))
             my_static_libraries += libunwind_llvm
-            my_ldflags += -Wl,--exclude-libs,libunwind_llvm.a
         endif
 
         ifeq ($(my_link_type),static)