diff --git a/ale_linters/c/clangd.vim b/ale_linters/c/clangd.vim
index ab8a0259..c42d4497 100644
--- a/ale_linters/c/clangd.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/c/clangd.vim
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ call ale#Set('c_build_dir', '')
 function! ale_linters#c#clangd#GetCommand(buffer) abort
     let l:build_dir = ale#c#GetBuildDirectory(a:buffer)
 
-    return '%e -x c'
+    return '%e'
     \    . ale#Pad(ale#Var(a:buffer, 'c_clangd_options'))
     \    . (!empty(l:build_dir) ? ' -compile-commands-dir=' . ale#Escape(l:build_dir) : '')
 endfunction
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_c_clangd_command_callbacks.vader b/test/command_callback/test_c_clangd_command_callbacks.vader
index 555122f6..753dc9a8 100644
--- a/test/command_callback/test_c_clangd_command_callbacks.vader
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_c_clangd_command_callbacks.vader
@@ -9,18 +9,14 @@ Before:
   Save b:ale_c_build_dir_names
   Save b:ale_c_parse_compile_commands
 
-  let b:command_tail = ' -x c'
-
 After:
-  unlet! b:command_tail
-
   call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest()
 
 Execute(The language string should be correct):
   AssertLSPLanguage 'c'
 
 Execute(The default executable should be correct):
-  AssertLinter 'clangd', ale#Escape('clangd') . b:command_tail
+  AssertLinter 'clangd', ale#Escape('clangd')
 
 Execute(The project root should be detected correctly):
   call ale#test#SetFilename(tempname() . '/dummy.c')
@@ -34,12 +30,12 @@ Execute(The project root should be detected correctly):
 Execute(The executable should be configurable):
   let g:ale_c_clangd_executable = 'foobar'
 
-  AssertLinter 'foobar', ale#Escape('foobar') . b:command_tail
+  AssertLinter 'foobar', ale#Escape('foobar')
 
 Execute(The options should be configurable):
   let b:ale_c_clangd_options = '-compile-commands-dir=foo'
 
-  AssertLinter 'clangd', ale#Escape('clangd') . b:command_tail . ' ' . b:ale_c_clangd_options
+  AssertLinter 'clangd', ale#Escape('clangd') . ' ' . b:ale_c_clangd_options
 
 Execute(The compile command database should be detected correctly):
   call ale#test#SetFilename('clangd_paths/with_build_dir/dummy_src/dummy.c')
@@ -49,7 +45,7 @@ Execute(The compile command database should be detected correctly):
   let b:ale_c_build_dir_names = ['unusual_build_dir_name']
   let b:ale_c_parse_compile_commands = 1
 
-  AssertLinter 'clangd', ale#Escape('clangd') . b:command_tail
+  AssertLinter 'clangd', ale#Escape('clangd')
   \  . ' -compile-commands-dir='
   \  . ale#Escape(ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/clangd_paths/with_build_dir/unusual_build_dir_name'))