diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
index caa6a6a8e3a..b11821b7db0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ fn link_natively<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
             status.signal() == Some(libc::SIGILL)
         }
 
-        #[cfg(windows)]
+        #[cfg(not(unix))]
         fn is_illegal_instruction(_status: &ExitStatus) -> bool {
             false
         }
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ fn exec_linker(
     flush_linked_file(&output, out_filename)?;
     return output;
 
-    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
     fn flush_linked_file(_: &io::Result<Output>, _: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -1238,6 +1238,11 @@ fn exec_linker(
         err.raw_os_error() == Some(ERROR_FILENAME_EXCED_RANGE)
     }
 
+    #[cfg(not(any(unix, windows)))]
+    fn command_line_too_big(_: &io::Error) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
     struct Escape<'a> {
         arg: &'a str,
         is_like_msvc: bool,