diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/ccrx.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/ccrx.py
index 0e435e3a5..48b5ed17f 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/ccrx.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/ccrx.py
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ class CcrxCompiler:
                 continue
             elif i.startswith('-L'):
                 continue
+            elif not i.startswith('-lib=') and i.endswith(('.a', '.lib')):
+                i = '-lib=' + i
             result.append(i)
         return result