Index: lld/COFF/Config.h
===================================================================
--- lld/COFF/Config.h
+++ lld/COFF/Config.h
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@
   uint32_t MajorOSVersion = 6;
   uint32_t MinorOSVersion = 0;
   bool DynamicBase = true;
-  bool AllowBind = true;
   bool NxCompat = true;
   bool AllowIsolation = true;
   bool TerminalServerAware = true;
Index: lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
===================================================================
--- lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
+++ lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
@@ -820,8 +820,6 @@
     Config->ManifestInput.push_back(Arg->getValue());
 
   // Handle miscellaneous boolean flags.
-  if (Args.hasArg(OPT_allowbind_no))
-    Config->AllowBind = false;
   if (Args.hasArg(OPT_allowisolation_no))
     Config->AllowIsolation = false;
   if (Args.hasArg(OPT_dynamicbase_no))
Index: lld/COFF/Writer.cpp
===================================================================
--- lld/COFF/Writer.cpp
+++ lld/COFF/Writer.cpp
@@ -615,14 +615,19 @@
   PE->SizeOfStackCommit = Config->StackCommit;
   PE->SizeOfHeapReserve = Config->HeapReserve;
   PE->SizeOfHeapCommit = Config->HeapCommit;
+
+  // Import Descriptor Tables and Import Address Tables are merged
+  // in our output. That's not compatible with the Binding feature
+  // that is sort of prelinking. Setting this flag to make it clear
+  // that our outputs are not for the Binding.
+  PE->DLLCharacteristics = IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_NO_BIND;
+
   if (Config->AppContainer)
     PE->DLLCharacteristics |= IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_APPCONTAINER;
   if (Config->DynamicBase)
     PE->DLLCharacteristics |= IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_DYNAMIC_BASE;
   if (Config->HighEntropyVA)
     PE->DLLCharacteristics |= IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_HIGH_ENTROPY_VA;
-  if (!Config->AllowBind)
-    PE->DLLCharacteristics |= IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_NO_BIND;
   if (Config->NxCompat)
     PE->DLLCharacteristics |= IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_NX_COMPAT;
   if (!Config->AllowIsolation)
Index: lld/test/COFF/hello32.test
===================================================================
--- lld/test/COFF/hello32.test
+++ lld/test/COFF/hello32.test
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@
 HEADER-NEXT:   SizeOfImage: 16896
 HEADER-NEXT:   SizeOfHeaders: 512
 HEADER-NEXT:   Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_CUI (0x3)
-HEADER-NEXT:   Characteristics [ (0x9140)
+HEADER-NEXT:   Characteristics [ (0x9940)
 HEADER-NEXT:     IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_APPCONTAINER (0x1000)
 HEADER-NEXT:     IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_DYNAMIC_BASE (0x40)
+HEADER-NEXT:     IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_NO_BIND (0x800)
 HEADER-NEXT:     IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_NX_COMPAT (0x100)
 HEADER-NEXT:     IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_TERMINAL_SERVER_AWARE (0x8000)
 HEADER-NEXT:   ]
Index: lld/test/COFF/options.test
===================================================================
--- lld/test/COFF/options.test
+++ lld/test/COFF/options.test
@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@
 
 # RUN: lld-link /out:%t.exe /entry:main %t.obj
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t.exe | FileCheck -check-prefix=BIND %s
-# RUN: lld-link /allowbind /out:%t.exe /entry:main %t.obj
-# RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t.exe | FileCheck -check-prefix=BIND %s
-BIND-NOT: IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_NO_BIND
-
-# RUN: lld-link /allowbind:no /out:%t.exe /entry:main %t.obj
-# RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t.exe | FileCheck -check-prefix=NOBIND %s
-NOBIND: IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_NO_BIND
+BIND: IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_NO_BIND
 
 # RUN: lld-link /out:%t.exe /entry:main %t.obj
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t.exe | FileCheck -check-prefix=ISO %s