diff --git a/compiler/extccomp.nim b/compiler/extccomp.nim
index d2d86bf580a63..69b97177a6447 100644
--- a/compiler/extccomp.nim
+++ b/compiler/extccomp.nim
@@ -411,8 +411,7 @@ proc getConfigVar(conf: ConfigRef; c: TSystemCC, suffix: string): string =
     else:
       suffix
 
-  if (conf.target.hostOS != conf.target.targetOS or conf.target.hostCPU != conf.target.targetCPU) and
-      optCompileOnly notin conf.globalOptions:
+  if optCompileOnly notin conf.globalOptions:
     let fullCCname = platform.CPU[conf.target.targetCPU].name & '.' &
                      platform.OS[conf.target.targetOS].name & '.' &
                      CC[c].name & fullSuffix