diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ clinic: check-clean-src $(srcdir)/Modules/_blake2/blake2s_impl.c

 # Build the interpreter
 $(BUILDPYTHON):	Programs/python.o $(LIBRARY_DEPS)
-	$(LINKCC) $(PY_CORE_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/python.o $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS)
+	$(LINKCC) $(PY_CORE_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/python.o $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(SYSLIBS)

 platform: $(BUILDPYTHON) pybuilddir.txt
 	$(RUNSHARED) $(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -c 'import sys ; from sysconfig import get_platform ; print("%s-%d.%d" % (get_platform(), *sys.version_info[:2]))' >platform