1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 5e406152d3..ac1b852b7d 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -1401,6 +1401,9 @@ fn buildOutputType(
                 _ = system_libs.orderedRemove(i);
                 continue;
             }
+            if (std.fs.path.isAbsolute(lib_name)) {
+                fatal("cannot use absolute path as a system library: {}", .{lib_name});
+            }
             i += 1;
         }
     }