diff --git a/build/jam/BuildSetup b/build/jam/BuildSetup
index b4ec4909ee..34dfcb947d 100644
--- a/build/jam/BuildSetup
+++ b/build/jam/BuildSetup
@@ -619,9 +619,6 @@ for level in $(HAIKU_DEBUG_LEVELS[2-]) {
 # analyze GCC version
 HOST_GCC_VERSION = [ FAnalyzeGCCVersion HOST_GCC_RAW_VERSION ] ;
 
-# fix for new changes to DSO linking policies
-HOST_LINKFLAGS += -Xlinker --no-as-needed ;
-
 # set variables for gcc header options
 SetIncludePropertiesVariables HOST ;
 
@@ -660,6 +657,12 @@ if $(HOST_ARCH) = m68k {
 	HOST_KERNEL_PIC_LINKFLAGS = $(HAIKU_KERNEL_PIC_LINKFLAGS) ;
 }
 
+if $(HOST_PLATFORM) != darwin {
+	# fix for new changes to DSO linking policies
+	HOST_LINKFLAGS += -Xlinker --no-as-needed ;
+}
+
+
 # warning flags
 HOST_WARNING_CCFLAGS = -Wall -Wno-trigraphs -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith
 	-Wcast-align -Wsign-compare ;