diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
index 8f7ade79403..1e8779817fb 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
@@ -2465,8 +2465,9 @@ pub fn new(
         let mut cargo = builder.cargo(compiler, mode, source_type, target, cmd_kind);
 
         match cmd_kind {
-            // No need to configure the target linker for these command types.
-            Kind::Clean | Kind::Check | Kind::Suggest | Kind::Format | Kind::Setup => {}
+            // No need to configure the target linker for these command types,
+            // as they don't invoke rustc at all.
+            Kind::Clean | Kind::Suggest | Kind::Format | Kind::Setup => {}
             _ => {
                 cargo.configure_linker(builder);
             }
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/cc_detect.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/cc_detect.rs
index a2c7ab31df8..c39415e7c18 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/cc_detect.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/cc_detect.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ pub fn find(build: &Build) {
     let targets: HashSet<_> = match build.config.cmd {
         // We don't need to check cross targets for these commands.
         crate::Subcommand::Clean { .. }
-        | crate::Subcommand::Check { .. }
         | crate::Subcommand::Suggest { .. }
         | crate::Subcommand::Format { .. }
         | crate::Subcommand::Setup { .. } => {