diff --git a/src/librustc/back/link.rs b/src/librustc/back/link.rs
index d67277289d4..b5f0a5713bd 100644
--- a/src/librustc/back/link.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/back/link.rs
@@ -728,17 +728,10 @@ pub fn link_binary(sess: Session,
                    obj_filename: &Path,
                    out_filename: &Path,
                    lm: &LinkMeta) -> ~[Path] {
-    // If we're generating a test executable, then ignore all other output
-    // styles at all other locations
-    let outputs = if sess.opts.test {
-        ~[session::OutputExecutable]
-    } else {
-        (*sess.outputs).clone()
-    };
-
     let mut out_filenames = ~[];
-    for output in outputs.move_iter() {
-        let out_file = link_binary_output(sess, trans, output, obj_filename, out_filename, lm);
+    for &output in sess.outputs.iter() {
+        let out_file = link_binary_output(sess, trans, output, obj_filename,
+                                          out_filename, lm);
         out_filenames.push(out_file);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/driver/session.rs b/src/librustc/driver/session.rs
index 00f39138f58..78b59f49341 100644
--- a/src/librustc/driver/session.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/driver/session.rs
@@ -405,13 +405,13 @@ pub fn expect<T:Clone>(sess: Session, opt: Option<T>, msg: || -> ~str) -> T {
 }
 
 pub fn building_library(options: &options, crate: &ast::Crate) -> bool {
+    if options.test { return false }
     for output in options.outputs.iter() {
         match *output {
             OutputExecutable => {}
             OutputStaticlib | OutputDylib | OutputRlib => return true
         }
     }
-    if options.test { return false }
     match syntax::attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(crate.attrs, "crate_type") {
         Some(s) => "lib" == s || "rlib" == s || "dylib" == s || "staticlib" == s,
         _ => false
@@ -419,6 +419,11 @@ pub fn building_library(options: &options, crate: &ast::Crate) -> bool {
 }
 
 pub fn collect_outputs(options: &options, crate: &ast::Crate) -> ~[OutputStyle] {
+    // If we're generating a test executable, then ignore all other output
+    // styles at all other locations
+    if options.test {
+        return ~[OutputExecutable];
+    }
     let mut base = options.outputs.clone();
     let mut iter = crate.attrs.iter().filter_map(|a| {
         if "crate_type" == a.name() {
diff --git a/src/test/run-make/no-intermediate-extras/Makefile b/src/test/run-make/no-intermediate-extras/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..89186b2ad4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-make/no-intermediate-extras/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Regression test for issue #10973
+
+-include ../tools.mk
+
+all:
+	$(RUSTC) --rlib --test foo.rs
+	rm $(TMPDIR)/foo.bc && exit 1 || exit 0
diff --git a/src/test/run-make/no-intermediate-extras/foo.rs b/src/test/run-make/no-intermediate-extras/foo.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d