Index: src/link/main.c
--- src/link/main.c.orig
+++ src/link/main.c
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ FILE *openFile(char const *fileName, char const *mode)
 // Short options
 static const char *optstring = "dl:m:Mn:O:o:p:S:s:tVvWwx";
 
+int pledge(const char *, const char *);
+
 /*
  * Equivalent long options
  * Please keep in the same order as short opts
@@ -359,6 +361,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int optionChar;
 	char *endptr; // For error checking with `strtoul`
 	unsigned long value; // For storing `strtoul`'s return value
+
+	if (pledge("stdio rpath wpath cpath", NULL) == -1)
+		err("pledge");
 
 	// Parse options
 	while ((optionChar = musl_getopt_long_only(argc, argv, optstring,