diff --git a/src/bootstrap/bin/rustc.rs b/src/bootstrap/bin/rustc.rs
index 76a3e5f08b16c..1d5260228121b 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/bin/rustc.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/bin/rustc.rs
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ fn main() {
         // This... is a bit of a hack how we detect this. Ideally this
         // information should be encoded in the crate I guess? Would likely
         // require an RFC amendment to RFC 1513, however.
-        if crate_name == Some("panic_abort")
-            || crate_name == Some("compiler_builtins") && stage != "0"
-        {
+        if crate_name == Some("panic_abort") {
             cmd.arg("-C").arg("panic=abort");
         }