diff --git a/src/microsoft/clc/clc_compiler.c b/src/microsoft/clc/clc_compiler.c
index 0a90e85f59a..ef59f0b30b1 100644
--- a/src/microsoft/clc/clc_compiler.c
+++ b/src/microsoft/clc/clc_compiler.c
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ clc_libclc_new(const struct clc_logger *logger, const struct clc_libclc_options
          .int16 = true,
          .int64 = true,
          .kernel = true,
+         .linkage = true,
       },
    };