diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8984484b7..f4e473c5a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.2.5](https://github.com/rust-lang/cc-rs/compare/cc-v1.2.4...cc-v1.2.5) - 2024-12-19
+
+### Other
+
+- Check linking when testing if compiler flags are supported ([#1322](https://github.com/rust-lang/cc-rs/pull/1322))
+
 ## [1.2.4](https://github.com/rust-lang/cc-rs/compare/cc-v1.2.3...cc-v1.2.4) - 2024-12-13
 
 ### Other
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 118bd27ef..299919ca5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.2.4"
+version = "1.2.5"
 authors = ["Alex Crichton <alex@alexcrichton.com>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/rust-lang/cc-rs"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 26fd83bd8..b2d0979e0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -725,9 +725,6 @@ impl Build {
             },
         );
 
-        // Checking for compiler flags does not require linking
-        cmd.arg("-c");
-
         cmd.arg(&src);
 
         let output = cmd.output()?;