diff --git a/lib/cli/src/commands/create_exe.rs b/lib/cli/src/commands/create_exe.rs
index 1dc38a058..7cc25409d 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/commands/create_exe.rs
+++ b/lib/cli/src/commands/create_exe.rs
@@ -1156,6 +1156,10 @@ fn link_exe_from_dir(
     cmd.arg("-I");
     cmd.arg(normalize_path(&format!("{}", include_path.display())));
 
+    if !zig_triple.contains("windows") {
+        cmd.arg("-lunwind");
+    }
+
     cmd.arg("-OReleaseFast");
     cmd.arg("-fno-compiler-rt");
     cmd.arg("-fno-lto");