diff --git a/src/linker.cpp b/src/linker.cpp
index cc70849f7..0d8fa79e0 100644
--- a/src/linker.cpp
+++ b/src/linker.cpp
@@ -789,12 +789,12 @@ try_cross_linking:;
 				// by the compiler frontend are still needed and most of the command
 				// line arguments prepared previously are incompatible with ld.
 				if (build_context.metrics.os == TargetOs_darwin) {
-					link_settings = gb_string_appendc(link_settings, "-Wl,-init,'__odin_entry_point' ");
+					link_settings = gb_string_appendc(link_settings, "-Wl,-init,__odin_entry_point ");
 					// NOTE(weshardee): __odin_exit_point should also be added, but -fini
 					// does not exist on MacOS
 				} else {
-					link_settings = gb_string_appendc(link_settings, "-Wl,-init,'_odin_entry_point' ");
-					link_settings = gb_string_appendc(link_settings, "-Wl,-fini,'_odin_exit_point' ");
+					link_settings = gb_string_appendc(link_settings, "-Wl,-init,_odin_entry_point ");
+					link_settings = gb_string_appendc(link_settings, "-Wl,-fini,_odin_exit_point ");
 				}
 			} else if (is_android) {
 				// Always shared even in android!