diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/swift.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/swift.py
index e200276e2646..c27ca166f7f8 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/swift.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/swift.py
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ def get_warn_args(self, level: str) -> T.List[str]:
     def get_std_exe_link_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
         return ['-emit-executable']
 
+    def get_std_shared_lib_link_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
+        return ['-emit-library']
+
     def get_module_args(self, modname: str) -> T.List[str]:
         return ['-module-name', modname]