diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index ae4b85e61d..57d3496465 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -177,10 +177,6 @@ def set_compiler_flags (conf,opt):
     if opt.gprofile:
         debug_flags = [ '-pg' ]
 
-    if opt.backtrace:
-        if platform != 'darwin' and not is_clang:
-            debug_flags = [ '-rdynamic' ]
-
     # Autodetect
     if opt.dist_target == 'auto':
         if platform == 'darwin':
@@ -415,6 +411,10 @@ def set_compiler_flags (conf,opt):
         conf.env.append_value('CFLAGS', optimization_flags)
         conf.env.append_value('CXXFLAGS', optimization_flags)
 
+    if opt.backtrace:
+        if platform != 'darwin' and not is_clang:
+            linker_flags += [ '-rdynamic' ]
+
     conf.env.append_value('CFLAGS', compiler_flags)
     conf.env.append_value('CFLAGS', c_flags)
     conf.env.append_value('CXXFLAGS', compiler_flags)