diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_rustc/context.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_rustc/context.rs
index 28881e7aad4..c85de27c4c8 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_rustc/context.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_rustc/context.rs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ impl<'a, 'cfg> Context<'a, 'cfg> {
     ///
     /// If `plugin` is true, the pair corresponds to the host platform,
     /// otherwise it corresponds to the target platform.
-    fn staticlib(&self, kind: Kind) -> CargoResult<(&str, &str)> {
+    pub fn staticlib(&self, kind: Kind) -> CargoResult<(&str, &str)> {
         let (triple, pair) = if kind == Kind::Host {
             (&self.config.rustc_info().host, &self.host_staticlib)
         } else {
diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_rustc/mod.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_rustc/mod.rs
index 17bd3647219..f76ba09e5c9 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_rustc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_rustc/mod.rs
@@ -574,7 +574,11 @@ fn build_deps_args(cmd: &mut CommandPrototype, cx: &Context, unit: &Unit)
         let layout = cx.layout(unit.pkg, unit.kind);
 
         for filename in try!(cx.target_filenames(unit)) {
-            if filename.ends_with(".a") { continue }
+            if let Ok((prefix, suffix)) = cx.staticlib(unit.kind) {
+                if filename.starts_with(prefix) && filename.ends_with(suffix) {
+                    continue
+                }
+            }
             let mut v = OsString::new();
             v.push(&unit.target.crate_name());
             v.push("=");
diff --git a/src/rustversion.txt b/src/rustversion.txt
index 5fdf51cb8f8..8af83b4bb4b 100644
--- a/src/rustversion.txt
+++ b/src/rustversion.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2015-11-30
+2016-01-25
diff --git a/tests/test_cargo_compile.rs b/tests/test_cargo_compile.rs
index 2460a7b278f..6e33657759d 100644
--- a/tests/test_cargo_compile.rs
+++ b/tests/test_cargo_compile.rs
@@ -1738,13 +1738,12 @@ test!(predictable_filenames {
 
             [lib]
             name = "foo"
-            crate-type = ["staticlib", "dylib", "rlib"]
+            crate-type = ["dylib", "rlib"]
         "#)
         .file("src/lib.rs", "");
 
     assert_that(p.cargo_process("build").arg("-v"),
                 execs().with_status(0));
-    assert_that(&p.root().join("target/debug/libfoo.a"), existing_file());
     assert_that(&p.root().join("target/debug/libfoo.rlib"), existing_file());
     let dylib_name = format!("{}foo{}", env::consts::DLL_PREFIX,
                              env::consts::DLL_SUFFIX);
diff --git a/tests/test_cargo_compile_custom_build.rs b/tests/test_cargo_compile_custom_build.rs
index 4778135ddbf..8d74e7de0ac 100644
--- a/tests/test_cargo_compile_custom_build.rs
+++ b/tests/test_cargo_compile_custom_build.rs
@@ -1135,7 +1135,8 @@ test!(build_script_with_dynamic_native_dependency {
         "#)
         .file("bar/src/lib.rs", r#"
             pub fn bar() {
-                #[link(name = "builder")]
+                #[cfg_attr(not(target_env = "msvc"), link(name = "builder"))]
+                #[cfg_attr(target_env = "msvc", link(name = "builder.dll"))]
                 extern { fn foo(); }
                 unsafe { foo() }
             }
diff --git a/tests/test_cargo_compile_plugins.rs b/tests/test_cargo_compile_plugins.rs
index dca74a6df87..d6f2143a89c 100644
--- a/tests/test_cargo_compile_plugins.rs
+++ b/tests/test_cargo_compile_plugins.rs
@@ -152,20 +152,21 @@ test!(plugin_with_dynamic_native_dependency {
                                                        .display());
             }
         "#)
-        .file("bar/src/lib.rs", &format!(r#"
+        .file("bar/src/lib.rs", r#"
             #![feature(plugin_registrar, rustc_private)]
             extern crate rustc_plugin;
 
             use rustc_plugin::Registry;
 
-            #[link(name = "{}")]
-            extern {{ fn foo(); }}
+            #[cfg_attr(not(target_env = "msvc"), link(name = "builder"))]
+            #[cfg_attr(target_env = "msvc", link(name = "builder.dll"))]
+            extern { fn foo(); }
 
             #[plugin_registrar]
-            pub fn bar(_reg: &mut Registry) {{
-                unsafe {{ foo() }}
-            }}
-        "#, libname));
+            pub fn bar(_reg: &mut Registry) {
+                unsafe { foo() }
+            }
+        "#);
 
     assert_that(foo.cargo_process("build").env("SRC", &lib).arg("-v"),
                 execs().with_status(0));