diff --git a/cc/binary.go b/cc/binary.go
index 0fe44903c..9262f217e 100644
--- a/cc/binary.go
+++ b/cc/binary.go
@@ -220,18 +220,18 @@ func newBinary(hod android.HostOrDeviceSupported, bazelable bool) (*Module, *bin
 func (binary *binaryDecorator) linkerInit(ctx BaseModuleContext) {
 	binary.baseLinker.linkerInit(ctx)
 
-	if !ctx.toolchain().Bionic() && !ctx.toolchain().Musl() {
-		if ctx.Os() == android.Linux {
-			// Unless explicitly specified otherwise, host static binaries are built with -static
-			// if HostStaticBinaries is true for the product configuration.
-			if binary.Properties.Static_executable == nil && ctx.Config().HostStaticBinaries() {
-				binary.Properties.Static_executable = BoolPtr(true)
-			}
-		} else {
-			// Static executables are not supported on Darwin or Windows
-			binary.Properties.Static_executable = nil
+	if ctx.Os().Linux() && ctx.Host() {
+		// Unless explicitly specified otherwise, host static binaries are built with -static
+		// if HostStaticBinaries is true for the product configuration.
+		if binary.Properties.Static_executable == nil && ctx.Config().HostStaticBinaries() {
+			binary.Properties.Static_executable = BoolPtr(true)
 		}
 	}
+
+	if ctx.Darwin() || ctx.Windows() {
+		// Static executables are not supported on Darwin or Windows
+		binary.Properties.Static_executable = nil
+	}
 }
 
 func (binary *binaryDecorator) static() bool {