diff --git a/lib/Driver/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/Driver/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b36e0e2eda0d..380c3c6dc8a0c 100644
--- a/lib/Driver/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/Driver/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,42 +26,3 @@ target_link_libraries(swiftDriver PRIVATE
   swiftAST
   swiftBasic
   swiftOption)
-
-# Generate the static-stdlib-args.lnk file used by -static-stdlib option
-# for 'GenericUnix' (eg linux)
-if(SWIFT_BUILD_STATIC_STDLIB)
-  set(static_stdlib_lnk_file_list)
-  foreach(sdk ${SWIFT_CONFIGURED_SDKS})
-    if("${SWIFT_SDK_${sdk}_OBJECT_FORMAT}" STREQUAL "ELF")
-      string(TOLOWER "${sdk}" lowercase_sdk)
-      if(SWIFT_${SWIFT_HOST_VARIANT_SDK}_${SWIFT_HOST_VARIANT_ARCH}_ICU_STATICLIB)
-        set(ICU_STATICLIB "TRUE")
-      else()
-        set(ICU_STATICLIB "FALSE")
-        find_package(ICU REQUIRED COMPONENTS uc i18n)
-        get_filename_component(ICU_UC_LIBDIR "${ICU_UC_LIBRARIES}" DIRECTORY)
-        get_filename_component(ICU_I18N_LIBDIR "${ICU_I18N_LIBRARIES}" DIRECTORY)
-      endif()
-      set(linkfile "${lowercase_sdk}/static-stdlib-args.lnk")
-      add_custom_command_target(swift_static_stdlib_${sdk}_args
-        COMMAND
-          "${SWIFT_SOURCE_DIR}/utils/gen-static-stdlib-link-args"
-          "${sdk}"
-          "${SWIFTSTATICLIB_DIR}/${linkfile}"
-          "${ICU_STATICLIB}"
-          "${ICU_UC_LIBDIR}"
-          "${ICU_I18N_LIBDIR}"
-        OUTPUT
-          "${SWIFTSTATICLIB_DIR}/${linkfile}"
-        DEPENDS
-          "${SWIFT_SOURCE_DIR}/utils/gen-static-stdlib-link-args")
-
-      list(APPEND static_stdlib_lnk_file_list ${swift_static_stdlib_${sdk}_args})
-      swift_install_in_component(FILES "${SWIFTSTATICLIB_DIR}/${linkfile}"
-                                 DESTINATION "lib/swift_static/${lowercase_sdk}"
-                                 COMPONENT stdlib)
-    endif()
-  endforeach()
-  add_custom_target(swift_static_lnk_args ALL DEPENDS ${static_stdlib_lnk_file_list})
-  add_dependencies(stdlib swift_static_lnk_args)
-endif()
diff --git a/stdlib/public/runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/stdlib/public/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 53499105de23b..aad215ac87e15 100644
--- a/stdlib/public/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/stdlib/public/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -263,6 +263,40 @@ foreach(sdk ${SWIFT_CONFIGURED_SDKS})
                           ${swiftImageRegistration-${arch_suffix}})
       add_dependencies(stdlib swift-stdlib-${arch_suffix} swiftImageRegistration-${arch_suffix})
     endif()
+
+    # Generate the static-stdlib-args.lnk file used by -static-stdlib option for
+    # 'GenericUnix' (eg linux)
+    if(${SWIFT_SDK_${sdk}_OBJECT_FORMAT} STREQUAL ELF)
+      string(TOLOWER "${sdk}" lowercase_sdk)
+      if(SWIFT_${SWIFT_HOST_VARIANT_SDK}_${SWIFT_HOST_VARIANT_ARCH}_ICU_STATICLIB)
+        set(ICU_STATICLIB "TRUE")
+      else()
+        set(ICU_STATICLIB "FALSE")
+        find_package(ICU REQUIRED COMPONENTS uc i18n)
+        get_filename_component(ICU_UC_LIBDIR "${ICU_UC_LIBRARIES}" DIRECTORY)
+        get_filename_component(ICU_I18N_LIBDIR "${ICU_I18N_LIBRARIES}" DIRECTORY)
+      endif()
+      set(linkfile "${lowercase_sdk}/static-stdlib-args.lnk")
+      add_custom_command_target(swift_static_stdlib_${sdk}_args
+        COMMAND
+          "${SWIFT_SOURCE_DIR}/utils/gen-static-stdlib-link-args"
+          "${sdk}"
+          "${SWIFTSTATICLIB_DIR}/${linkfile}"
+          "${ICU_STATICLIB}"
+          "${ICU_UC_LIBDIR}"
+          "${ICU_I18N_LIBDIR}"
+        OUTPUT
+          "${SWIFTSTATICLIB_DIR}/${linkfile}"
+        DEPENDS
+          "${SWIFT_SOURCE_DIR}/utils/gen-static-stdlib-link-args")
+
+      list(APPEND static_stdlib_lnk_file_list ${swift_static_stdlib_${sdk}_args})
+      swift_install_in_component(FILES "${SWIFTSTATICLIB_DIR}/${linkfile}"
+                                 DESTINATION "lib/swift_static/${lowercase_sdk}"
+                                 COMPONENT stdlib)
+    endif()
   endforeach()
 endforeach()
+add_custom_target(swift_static_lnk_args ALL DEPENDS ${static_stdlib_lnk_file_list})
+add_dependencies(stdlib swift_static_lnk_args)