diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index b9e884e..dcac435 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_C_INCLUDES)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_LDFLAGS := $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_LDLIBS := $(LOCAL_LDLIBS)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_NO_CRT := $(LOCAL_NO_CRT)
 
 # this is really the way to get the files onto the command line instead
 # of using $^, because then LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES doesn't work