diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b63573c5c..48e87a618 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ gb_internal bool parse_build_flags(Array<String> args) {
 							GB_ASSERT(value.kind == ExactValue_String);
 							if (str_eq_ignore_case(value.value_string, str_lit("thin"))) {
 								build_context.lto_kind = LTO_Thin;
-								if (build_context.linker_choice == Linker_Invalid) {
+								if (build_context.linker_choice <= Linker_Default) {
 									build_context.linker_choice = Linker_lld;
 								}
 								if (!build_context.use_separate_modules) {
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ gb_internal bool parse_build_flags(Array<String> args) {
 								}
 							} else if (str_eq_ignore_case(value.value_string, str_lit("thin-files"))) {
 								build_context.lto_kind = LTO_Thin_Files;
-								if (build_context.linker_choice == Linker_Invalid) {
+								if (build_context.linker_choice <= Linker_Default) {
 									build_context.linker_choice = Linker_lld;
 								}
 								if (!build_context.use_separate_modules) {