diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformat.qbs b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformat.qbs
index cbb93d7c77d..aab84409abd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformat.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformat.qbs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ QtcPlugin {
                && (!qbs.targetOS.contains("windows") || libclang.llvmBuildModeMatches)
 
     cpp.cxxFlags: base.concat(libclang.llvmToolingCxxFlags)
+    cpp.linkerFlags: base.concat(["--exclude-libs", "ALL"])
     cpp.includePaths: base.concat(libclang.llvmIncludeDir)
     cpp.libraryPaths: base.concat(libclang.llvmLibDir)
     cpp.dynamicLibraries: base.concat(libclang.llvmFormattingLibs)