diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a74265abf..f8bcd188d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-11-16  Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@gmail.com>
+
+	* configure.ac: Restore -nostdlib for libgcc symbols tests.
+
 2013-11-16  Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@gmail.com>
 
 	* docs/grub.texi (Environment): Document cmdpath.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2c4f019f6..18429103b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -815,9 +815,9 @@ LIBS="$TARGET_LIBGCC"
 grub_ASM_USCORE
 if test "x$TARGET_APPLE_LINKER" = x0 ; then
 if test x$grub_cv_asm_uscore = xyes; then
-CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -Wl,--defsym,_abort=_main"
+CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -nostdlib -Wl,--defsym,_abort=_main"
 else
-CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -Wl,--defsym,abort=main"
+CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -nostdlib -Wl,--defsym,abort=main"
 fi
 fi