1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/cc b/lib/spack/env/cc
index f72a6663a3..ffd1df8c7a 100755
--- a/lib/spack/env/cc
+++ b/lib/spack/env/cc
@@ -283,10 +283,19 @@ esac
 if [ -z "$mode" ] || [ "$mode" = ld ]; then
     for arg in "$@"; do
         case $arg in
-            -v|-V|--version|-dumpversion)
+            -V|--version|-dumpversion)
                 mode=vcheck
                 break
                 ;;
+            -v)
+                # NOTE(trws): -v is verbose on gcc, not version, this is an ld-mode flag only
+                # -V is invalid on gcc but may be valid on some other compiler so leaving that in
+                case "$mode" in
+                    ld)
+                        mode=vcheck
+                        break
+                        ;;
+                esac
         esac
     done
 fi