diff --git a/compiler/cgen.nim b/compiler/cgen.nim
index a8045e054d..3df23b7ce0 100644
--- a/compiler/cgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/cgen.nim
@@ -1999,8 +1999,9 @@ proc myClose(graph: ModuleGraph; b: PPassContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     if m.config.exc == excGoto and getCompilerProc(graph, "nimTestErrorFlag") != nil:
       discard cgsym(m, "nimTestErrorFlag")
 
-    for i in countdown(high(graph.globalDestructors), 0):
-      n.add graph.globalDestructors[i]
+    if {optGenStaticLib, optGenDynLib} * m.config.globalOptions == {}:
+      for i in countdown(high(graph.globalDestructors), 0):
+        n.add graph.globalDestructors[i]
   if passes.skipCodegen(m.config, n): return
   if moduleHasChanged(graph, m.module):
     # if the module is cached, we don't regenerate the main proc