diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/src/lib.rs
index b817bf4aff7..ebf98e8694b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/src/lib.rs
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ impl CodegenBackend for CraneliftCodegenBackend {
             sess,
             &codegen_results,
             outputs,
-            &codegen_results.crate_info.local_crate_name.as_str(),
         );
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/lib.rs
index fc890f23853..26fd1cfbcd0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/lib.rs
@@ -292,12 +292,7 @@ impl CodegenBackend for LlvmCodegenBackend {
 
         // Run the linker on any artifacts that resulted from the LLVM run.
         // This should produce either a finished executable or library.
-        link_binary::<LlvmArchiveBuilder<'_>>(
-            sess,
-            &codegen_results,
-            outputs,
-            &codegen_results.crate_info.local_crate_name.as_str(),
-        );
+        link_binary::<LlvmArchiveBuilder<'_>>(sess, &codegen_results, outputs);
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
index dfce3c5b7a5..cb8fd263a60 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ pub fn link_binary<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
     sess: &'a Session,
     codegen_results: &CodegenResults,
     outputs: &OutputFilenames,
-    crate_name: &str,
 ) {
     let _timer = sess.timer("link_binary");
     let output_metadata = sess.opts.output_types.contains_key(&OutputType::Metadata);
@@ -87,7 +86,12 @@ pub fn link_binary<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
                 .tempdir()
                 .unwrap_or_else(|err| sess.fatal(&format!("couldn't create a temp dir: {}", err)));
             let path = MaybeTempDir::new(tmpdir, sess.opts.cg.save_temps);
-            let out_filename = out_filename(sess, crate_type, outputs, crate_name);
+            let out_filename = out_filename(
+                sess,
+                crate_type,
+                outputs,
+                &codegen_results.crate_info.local_crate_name.as_str(),
+            );
             match crate_type {
                 CrateType::Rlib => {
                     let _timer = sess.timer("link_rlib");