diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
index e3fa989b5021..c71db3cba6d8 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
@@ -2229,6 +2229,7 @@ def generate_swift_target(self, target):
                 reldir = '.'
             link_args += ['-L', os.path.normpath(os.path.join(self.environment.get_build_dir(), reldir))]
         link_args += self.determine_swift_external_dep_link_args(target, swiftc)
+        link_args += target.link_args
         (rel_generated, other_generated) = self.split_swift_generated_sources(target)
         abs_generated = [os.path.join(self.environment.get_build_dir(), x) for x in rel_generated]
         # We need absolute paths because swiftc needs to be invoked in a subdir