diff --git a/lib/std/build.zig b/lib/std/build.zig
index 6d6045331..ad4be9e4c 100644
--- a/lib/std/build.zig
+++ b/lib/std/build.zig
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ pub const Builder = struct {
     verbose_ir: bool,
     verbose_llvm_ir: bool,
     verbose_cimport: bool,
-    link_eh_frame_hdr: bool,
     invalid_user_input: bool,
     zig_exe: []const u8,
     default_step: *Step,
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ pub const Builder = struct {
             .verbose_ir = false,
             .verbose_llvm_ir = false,
             .verbose_cimport = false,
-            .link_eh_frame_hdr = false,
             .invalid_user_input = false,
             .allocator = allocator,
             .native_system_lib_paths = ArrayList([]const u8).init(allocator),
@@ -1627,10 +1625,6 @@ pub const LibExeObjStep = struct {
         self.verbose_cc = value;
     }
 
-    pub fn setLinkEhFrameHdr(self: *LibExeObjStep, value: bool) void {
-        self.link_eh_frame_hdr = value;
-    }
-
     pub fn setBuildMode(self: *LibExeObjStep, mode: builtin.Mode) void {
         self.build_mode = mode;
     }
@@ -1916,10 +1910,12 @@ pub const LibExeObjStep = struct {
         if (builder.verbose_llvm_ir) zig_args.append("--verbose-llvm-ir") catch unreachable;
         if (builder.verbose_link or self.verbose_link) zig_args.append("--verbose-link") catch unreachable;
         if (builder.verbose_cc or self.verbose_cc) zig_args.append("--verbose-cc") catch unreachable;
-        if (builder.link_eh_frame_hdr or self.link_eh_frame_hdr) zig_args.append("--eh-frame-hdr") catch unreachable;
 
         if (self.strip) {
-            zig_args.append("--strip") catch unreachable;
+            try zig_args.append("--strip");
+        }
+        if (self.link_eh_frame_hdr) {
+            try zig_args.append("--eh-frame-hdr");
         }
 
         if (self.single_threaded) {
diff --git a/src/codegen.cpp b/src/codegen.cpp
index 7cb121812..937ccf1a3 100644
--- a/src/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen.cpp
@@ -9511,7 +9511,6 @@ Error create_c_object_cache(CodeGen *g, CacheHash **out_cache_hash, bool verbose
     cache_int(cache_hash, g->build_mode);
     cache_bool(cache_hash, g->have_pic);
     cache_bool(cache_hash, g->have_sanitize_c);
-    cache_bool(cache_hash, g->link_eh_frame_hdr);
     cache_bool(cache_hash, want_valgrind_support(g));
     cache_bool(cache_hash, g->function_sections);
     for (size_t arg_i = 0; arg_i < g->clang_argv_len; arg_i += 1) {