diff --git a/lib/posix/posix_other.nim b/lib/posix/posix_other.nim
index b81fe52aad..b9a6c25176 100644
--- a/lib/posix/posix_other.nim
+++ b/lib/posix/posix_other.nim
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ when defined(linux) and not defined(android):
   # On Linux:
   # timer_{create,delete,settime,gettime},
   # clock_{getcpuclockid, getres, gettime, nanosleep, settime} lives in librt
-  {.passL: "-lrt".}
+  {.passl: "-lrt".}
 when defined(solaris):
   # On Solaris hstrerror lives in libresolv
-  {.passL: "-lresolv".}
+  {.passl: "-lresolv".}
 
 type
   DIR* {.importc: "DIR", header: "<dirent.h>",
diff --git a/lib/pure/ioselects/ioselectors_select.nim b/lib/pure/ioselects/ioselectors_select.nim
index 99d8caefdd..1f608e43e2 100644
--- a/lib/pure/ioselects/ioselectors_select.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/ioselects/ioselectors_select.nim
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import times, nativesockets
 when defined(windows):
   import winlean
   when defined(gcc):
-    {.passL: "-lws2_32".}
+    {.passl: "-lws2_32".}
   elif defined(vcc):
-    {.passL: "ws2_32.lib".}
+    {.passl: "ws2_32.lib".}
   const platformHeaders = """#include <winsock2.h>
                              #include <windows.h>"""
   const EAGAIN = WSAEWOULDBLOCK