diff --git a/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp b/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  if (!args.hasArg(OPT_INPUT)) {
+  if (!args.hasArg(OPT_INPUT, OPT_wholearchive_file)) {
     if (args.hasArg(OPT_deffile))
       config->noEntry = true;
     else
diff --git a/lld/test/COFF/wholearchive.s b/lld/test/COFF/wholearchive.s
--- a/lld/test/COFF/wholearchive.s
+++ b/lld/test/COFF/wholearchive.s
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 # RUN: lld-link -dll -out:%t.dll -entry:main %t.main.obj %t.archive.lib -wholearchive:%t.archive.lib -implib:%t.lib
 # RUN: llvm-readobj %t.lib | FileCheck %s -check-prefix CHECK-IMPLIB
 
+# PR43744: Test no inputs except a whole archive.
+# RUN: lld-link -dll -out:%t.dll -noentry -wholearchive:%t.archive.lib -implib:%t.lib
+# RUN: llvm-readobj %t.lib | FileCheck %s -check-prefix CHECK-IMPLIB
+
 # RUN: mkdir -p %t.dir
 # RUN: cp %t.archive.lib %t.dir/foo.lib
 # RUN: lld-link -dll -out:%t.dll -entry:main -libpath:%t.dir %t.main.obj %t.dir/./foo.lib -wholearchive:foo.lib -implib:%t.lib