diff --git a/src/debug/gosym/pclntab_test.go b/src/debug/gosym/pclntab_test.go
index 8d4aa547a0..355bb0433e 100644
--- a/src/debug/gosym/pclntab_test.go
+++ b/src/debug/gosym/pclntab_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func dotest(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	cmd = exec.Command("go", "tool", "link", "-H", "linux", "-E", "main",
+	cmd = exec.Command("go", "tool", "link", "-H", "linux",
 		"-o", pclinetestBinary, pclinetestBinary+".o")
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr