diff --git a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs
index bfb1e822a2697..f9f4c0ec70854 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ fn test_unstable_options_tracking_hash() {
     tracked!(instrument_coverage, Some(InstrumentCoverage::All));
     tracked!(instrument_mcount, true);
     tracked!(instrument_xray, Some(InstrumentXRay::default()));
+    tracked!(link_directives, false);
     tracked!(link_only, true);
     tracked!(llvm_plugins, vec![String::from("plugin_name")]);
     tracked!(location_detail, LocationDetail { file: true, line: false, column: false });
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/native_libs.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/native_libs.rs
index d823989bb02b8..91cb35f672448 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/native_libs.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/native_libs.rs
@@ -103,8 +103,13 @@ impl<'tcx> Collector<'tcx> {
         }
 
         // Process all of the #[link(..)]-style arguments
-        let sess = &self.tcx.sess;
+        let sess = self.tcx.sess;
         let features = self.tcx.features();
+
+        if !sess.opts.unstable_opts.link_directives {
+            return;
+        }
+
         for m in self.tcx.hir().attrs(it.hir_id()).iter().filter(|a| a.has_name(sym::link)) {
             let Some(items) = m.meta_item_list() else {
                 continue;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
index 1f3eb8d4832fe..eb8e54fa0bd27 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
@@ -1489,6 +1489,8 @@ options! {
         "keep hygiene data after analysis (default: no)"),
     layout_seed: Option<u64> = (None, parse_opt_number, [TRACKED],
         "seed layout randomization"),
+    link_directives: bool = (true, parse_bool, [TRACKED],
+        "honour #[link] directives in crates (default: yes)"),
     link_native_libraries: bool = (true, parse_bool, [UNTRACKED],
         "link native libraries in the linker invocation (default: yes)"),
     link_only: bool = (false, parse_bool, [TRACKED],
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-ui/z-help.stdout b/tests/rustdoc-ui/z-help.stdout
index 58b2f92d15040..55876326e5eab 100644
--- a/tests/rustdoc-ui/z-help.stdout
+++ b/tests/rustdoc-ui/z-help.stdout
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
          Multiple options can be combined with commas.
     -Z                     keep-hygiene-data=val -- keep hygiene data after analysis (default: no)
     -Z                           layout-seed=val -- seed layout randomization
+    -Z                       link-directives=val -- honour #[link] directives in crates (default: yes)
     -Z                 link-native-libraries=val -- link native libraries in the linker invocation (default: yes)
     -Z                             link-only=val -- link the `.rlink` file generated by `-Z no-link` (default: no)
     -Z                          llvm-plugins=val -- a list LLVM plugins to enable (space separated)
diff --git a/tests/ui/issues/issue-70093/issue-70093-link-directives.rs b/tests/ui/issues/issue-70093/issue-70093-link-directives.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..83f9b16c4086a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/issues/issue-70093/issue-70093-link-directives.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// run-pass
+// compile-flags: -Zlink-directives=no
+// ignore-windows - this will probably only work on unixish systems
+// ignore-fuchsia - missing __libc_start_main for some reason (#84733)
+// ignore-cross-compile - default-linker-libraries=yes doesn't play well with cross compiling
+
+#[link(name = "some-random-non-existent-library", kind = "static")]
+extern "C" {}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/issues/issue-70093.rs b/tests/ui/issues/issue-70093/issue-70093.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/ui/issues/issue-70093.rs
rename to tests/ui/issues/issue-70093/issue-70093.rs