diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
index fad6f4394418a..ad973a5cb7870 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
@@ -811,10 +811,22 @@ impl<'a> Linker for MsvcLinker<'a> {
         self.cmd.arg(format!("{}{}", name, if verbatim { "" } else { ".lib" }));
     }
 
-    fn link_staticlib_by_name(&mut self, name: &str, verbatim: bool, whole_archive: bool) {
+    fn link_staticlib_by_name(
+        &mut self,
+        name: &str,
+        verbatim: bool,
+        whole_archive: bool,
+        search_paths: &SearchPaths,
+    ) {
+        // Static libraries built by MSVC are usually called foo.lib.
+        // However, under MinGW and build systems such as Meson, they are
+        // called libfoo.a
         let prefix = if whole_archive { "/WHOLEARCHIVE:" } else { "" };
-        let suffix = if verbatim { "" } else { ".lib" };
-        self.cmd.arg(format!("{prefix}{name}{suffix}"));
+        let search_paths = search_paths.get(self.sess);
+        let path = find_native_static_library(name, verbatim, search_paths, self.sess);
+        let mut arg = OsString::from(prefix);
+        arg.push(path);
+        self.cmd.arg(arg);
     }
 
     fn link_staticlib_by_path(&mut self, path: &Path, whole_archive: bool) {