diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
index bc90381d1..9a2d7dbc6 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
@@ -157,32 +157,6 @@ class CCompiler(Compiler):
         '''
         return self.get_no_optimization_args()
 
-    def get_allow_undefined_link_args(self):
-        '''
-        Get args for allowing undefined symbols when linking to a shared library
-        '''
-        if self.id in ('clang', 'gcc'):
-            if self.compiler_type.is_osx_compiler:
-                # Apple ld
-                return ['-Wl,-undefined,dynamic_lookup']
-            elif self.compiler_type.is_windows_compiler:
-                # For PE/COFF this is impossible
-                return []
-            else:
-                # GNU ld and LLVM lld
-                return ['-Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined']
-        elif isinstance(self, VisualStudioCCompiler):
-            # link.exe
-            return ['/FORCE:UNRESOLVED']
-        elif self.id == 'intel':
-            if self.compiler_type.is_osx_compiler:
-                # Apple ld
-                return ['-Wl,-undefined,dynamic_lookup']
-            else:
-                return ['-Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined']
-        # FIXME: implement other linkers
-        return []
-
     def get_output_args(self, target):
         return ['-o', target]
 
@@ -1600,11 +1574,17 @@ class VisualStudioCCompiler(CCompiler):
     def get_argument_syntax(self):
         return 'msvc'
 
+    def get_allow_undefined_link_args(self):
+        # link.exe
+        return ['/FORCE:UNRESOLVED']
+
+
 class ClangClCCompiler(VisualStudioCCompiler):
     def __init__(self, exelist, version, is_cross, exe_wrap, is_64):
         super().__init__(exelist, version, is_cross, exe_wrap, is_64)
         self.id = 'clang-cl'
 
+
 class ArmCCompiler(ArmCompiler, CCompiler):
     def __init__(self, exelist, version, compiler_type, is_cross, exe_wrapper=None, **kwargs):
         CCompiler.__init__(self, exelist, version, is_cross, exe_wrapper, **kwargs)
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
index 3d53f27e8..f464ec85f 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
@@ -1265,6 +1265,12 @@ class Compiler:
         raise EnvironmentException(
             '%s does not support get_profile_use_args ' % self.get_id())
 
+    def get_undefined_link_args(self):
+        '''
+        Get args for allowing undefined symbols when linking to a shared library
+        '''
+        return []
+
 
 @enum.unique
 class CompilerType(enum.Enum):
@@ -1511,6 +1517,14 @@ class GnuLikeCompiler(abc.ABC):
     def get_profile_use_args(self):
         return ['-fprofile-use', '-fprofile-correction']
 
+    def get_allow_undefined_link_args(self):
+        if self.compiler_type.is_osx_compiler:
+            # Apple ld
+            return ['-Wl,-undefined,dynamic_lookup']
+        else:
+            # GNU ld and LLVM lld
+            return ['-Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined']
+
 
 class GnuCompiler(GnuLikeCompiler):
     """
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/fortran.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/fortran.py
index 8eea4e745..0afdfdf82 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/fortran.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/fortran.py
@@ -144,9 +144,6 @@ end program prog
     def get_compiler_check_args(self):
         return CCompiler.get_compiler_check_args(self)
 
-    def get_allow_undefined_link_args(self):
-        return CCompiler.get_allow_undefined_link_args(self)
-
     def get_output_args(self, target):
         return CCompiler.get_output_args(self, target)