diff --git a/compiler/globals.pas b/compiler/globals.pas
index 6de86e2435..c3d03bd3c9 100644
--- a/compiler/globals.pas
+++ b/compiler/globals.pas
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ end;
         initmodeswitches:=fpcmodeswitches;
         initlocalswitches:=[cs_check_io,cs_typed_const_writable];
         initmoduleswitches:=[cs_extsyntax,cs_implicit_exceptions];
-        initglobalswitches:=[cs_check_unit_name,cs_link_static,cs_link_extern];
+        initglobalswitches:=[cs_check_unit_name,cs_link_static];
         initoptimizerswitches:=[];
         initsourcecodepage:='8859-1';
         initpackenum:=4;