diff --git a/src/tools/illink/src/linker/Linker.Steps/OutputStep.cs b/src/tools/illink/src/linker/Linker.Steps/OutputStep.cs
index 5c5b24749f1951..779fbcdc3ec355 100644
--- a/src/tools/illink/src/linker/Linker.Steps/OutputStep.cs
+++ b/src/tools/illink/src/linker/Linker.Steps/OutputStep.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ protected virtual void WriteAssembly(AssemblyDefinition assembly, string directo
                     module.Attributes |= ModuleAttributes.ILOnly;
                     module.Attributes ^= ModuleAttributes.ILLibrary;
                     module.Architecture = TargetArchitecture.I386; // I386+ILOnly which ultimately translates to AnyCPU
+                    module.Characteristics |= ModuleCharacteristics.NoSEH;
                 }
             }