diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
index e505543b27c..e0bd7a33f73 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
@@ -439,7 +439,10 @@ fn link_dylib(&mut self, lib: &str, verbatim: bool, as_needed: bool) {
             }
         }
         self.hint_dynamic();
-        self.cmd.arg(format!("-l{}{}", if verbatim { ":" } else { "" }, lib));
+        self.cmd.arg(format!(
+            "-l{}{lib}",
+            if verbatim && self.sess.target.linker_is_gnu { ":" } else { "" },
+        ));
         if !as_needed {
             if self.sess.target.is_like_osx {
                 // See above FIXME comment
@@ -450,7 +453,10 @@ fn link_dylib(&mut self, lib: &str, verbatim: bool, as_needed: bool) {
     }
     fn link_staticlib(&mut self, lib: &str, verbatim: bool) {
         self.hint_static();
-        self.cmd.arg(format!("-l{}{}", if verbatim { ":" } else { "" }, lib));
+        self.cmd.arg(format!(
+            "-l{}{lib}",
+            if verbatim && self.sess.target.linker_is_gnu { ":" } else { "" },
+        ));
     }
     fn link_rlib(&mut self, lib: &Path) {
         self.hint_static();
@@ -504,10 +510,10 @@ fn link_whole_staticlib(&mut self, lib: &str, verbatim: bool, search_path: &[Pat
         self.hint_static();
         let target = &self.sess.target;
         if !target.is_like_osx {
-            self.linker_arg("--whole-archive").cmd.arg(format!(
-                "-l{}{}",
-                if verbatim { ":" } else { "" },
-                lib
+            self.linker_arg("--whole-archive");
+            self.cmd.arg(format!(
+                "-l{}{lib}",
+                if verbatim && self.sess.target.linker_is_gnu { ":" } else { "" },
             ));
             self.linker_arg("--no-whole-archive");
         } else {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/native_libs.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/native_libs.rs
index 257741c13f5..2a986c41d72 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/native_libs.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/native_libs.rs
@@ -33,28 +33,25 @@ pub fn find_native_static_library(
     search_paths: &[PathBuf],
     sess: &Session,
 ) -> PathBuf {
-    let verbatim = verbatim.unwrap_or(false);
-    // On Windows, static libraries sometimes show up as libfoo.a and other
-    // times show up as foo.lib
-    let oslibname = if verbatim {
-        name.to_string()
+    let formats = if verbatim.unwrap_or(false) {
+        vec![("".into(), "".into())]
     } else {
-        format!("{}{}{}", sess.target.staticlib_prefix, name, sess.target.staticlib_suffix)
+        let os = (sess.target.staticlib_prefix.clone(), sess.target.staticlib_suffix.clone());
+        // On Windows, static libraries sometimes show up as libfoo.a and other
+        // times show up as foo.lib
+        let unix = ("lib".into(), ".a".into());
+        if os == unix { vec![os] } else { vec![os, unix] }
     };
-    let unixlibname = format!("lib{}.a", name);
 
     for path in search_paths {
-        let test = path.join(&oslibname);
-        if test.exists() {
-            return test;
-        }
-        if oslibname != unixlibname {
-            let test = path.join(&unixlibname);
+        for (prefix, suffix) in &formats {
+            let test = path.join(format!("{}{}{}", prefix, name, suffix));
             if test.exists() {
                 return test;
             }
         }
     }
+
     sess.emit_fatal(MissingNativeLibrary { libname: name });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-linker/Makefile b/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-linker/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e56e1e94ec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-linker/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# ignore-cross-compile
+# ignore-macos
+
+include ../../run-make-fulldeps/tools.mk
+
+all:
+	# Verbatim allows specify precise name.
+	$(RUSTC) local_native_dep.rs --crate-type=staticlib -o $(TMPDIR)/local_some_strange_name.ext
+	$(RUSTC) main.rs -Zunstable-options -l static:+verbatim=local_some_strange_name.ext
+
+	# With verbatim any other name cannot be used (local).
+	$(RUSTC) local_native_dep.rs --crate-type=staticlib -o $(TMPDIR)/liblocal_native_dep.a
+	$(RUSTC) local_native_dep.rs --crate-type=staticlib -o $(TMPDIR)/local_native_dep.a
+	$(RUSTC) local_native_dep.rs --crate-type=staticlib -o $(TMPDIR)/local_native_dep.lib
+	$(RUSTC) main.rs -Zunstable-options -l static:+verbatim=local_native_dep 2>&1 | $(CGREP) "local_native_dep"
diff --git a/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-linker/local_native_dep.rs b/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-linker/local_native_dep.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..59b6c92d293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-linker/local_native_dep.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#[no_mangle]
+pub fn local_native_f() -> i32 {
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-linker/main.rs b/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-linker/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..71b73a489c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-linker/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+extern "C" {
+    fn local_native_f() -> i32;
+}
+
+pub fn main() {
+    unsafe {
+        assert!(local_native_f() == 0);
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-rustc/Makefile b/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-rustc/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1093b1cd369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-rustc/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+include ../../run-make-fulldeps/tools.mk
+
+all:
+	# Verbatim allows specify precise name.
+	$(RUSTC) upstream_native_dep.rs --crate-type=staticlib -o $(TMPDIR)/upstream_some_strange_name.ext
+	$(RUSTC) rust_dep.rs -Zunstable-options -l static:+verbatim=upstream_some_strange_name.ext --crate-type rlib
+
+	# With verbatim any other name cannot be used (upstream).
+	$(RUSTC) upstream_native_dep.rs --crate-type=staticlib -o $(TMPDIR)/libupstream_native_dep.a
+	$(RUSTC) upstream_native_dep.rs --crate-type=staticlib -o $(TMPDIR)/upstream_native_dep.a
+	$(RUSTC) upstream_native_dep.rs --crate-type=staticlib -o $(TMPDIR)/upstream_native_dep.lib
+	$(RUSTC) rust_dep.rs -Zunstable-options -l static:+verbatim=upstream_native_dep --crate-type rlib 2>&1 | $(CGREP) "upstream_native_dep"
diff --git a/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-rustc/rust_dep.rs b/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-rustc/rust_dep.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9517218e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-rustc/rust_dep.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+extern "C" {
+    fn upstream_native_f() -> i32;
+}
+
+pub fn rust_dep() {
+    unsafe {
+        assert!(upstream_native_f() == 0);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-rustc/upstream_native_dep.rs b/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-rustc/upstream_native_dep.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8396862333d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-make/native-link-modifier-verbatim-rustc/upstream_native_dep.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#[no_mangle]
+pub fn upstream_native_f() -> i32 {
+    return 0;
+}