1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
index 60e1b465ba9..8984634e5ec 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
@@ -2649,6 +2649,15 @@ pub fn build_session_options(early_dcx: &mut EarlyDiagCtxt, matches: &getopts::M
 
     let prints = collect_print_requests(early_dcx, &mut cg, &unstable_opts, matches);
 
+    // -Zretpoline-external-thunk also requires -Zretpoline
+    if unstable_opts.retpoline_external_thunk {
+        unstable_opts.retpoline = true;
+        target_modifiers.insert(
+            OptionsTargetModifiers::UnstableOptions(UnstableOptionsTargetModifiers::retpoline),
+            "true".to_string(),
+        );
+    }
+
     let cg = cg;
 
     let sysroot_opt = matches.opt_str("sysroot").map(|m| PathBuf::from(&m));