diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index c307dc7819..6f6d5c9f6f 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ fn buildOutputType(
     var target_dynamic_linker: ?[]const u8 = null;
     var target_ofmt: ?[]const u8 = null;
     var output_mode: std.builtin.OutputMode = undefined;
-    var emit_h: Emit = undefined;
+    var emit_h: Emit = .no;
     var soname: SOName = undefined;
     var ensure_libc_on_non_freestanding = false;
     var ensure_libcpp_on_non_freestanding = false;
@@ -591,14 +591,6 @@ fn buildOutputType(
                 },
                 else => unreachable,
             }
-            switch (arg_mode) {
-                .build => switch (output_mode) {
-                    .Exe => emit_h = .no,
-                    .Obj, .Lib => emit_h = .yes_default_path,
-                },
-                .translate_c, .zig_test, .run => emit_h = .no,
-                else => unreachable,
-            }
 
             soname = .yes_default_value;
             const args = all_args[2..];