diff --git a/bindings/ocaml/Makefile.ocaml b/bindings/ocaml/Makefile.ocaml
index f8ed841d668e..1b964eec0622 100644
--- a/bindings/ocaml/Makefile.ocaml
+++ b/bindings/ocaml/Makefile.ocaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ OcamlDir := $(LibDir)/ocaml
 # Info from llvm-config and similar
 ifndef IS_CLEANING_TARGET
 ifdef UsedComponents
-UsedLibs = $(shell $(LLVM_CONFIG) --libs $(UsedComponents))
+UsedLibs = $(shell $(LLVM_CONFIG) --libs --system-libs $(UsedComponents))
 UsedLibNames = $(shell $(LLVM_CONFIG) --libnames $(UsedComponents))
 endif
 endif