diff --git a/src/Makefile-client.am b/src/Makefile-client.am
index af1a8442782..7e8c7165f44 100644
--- a/src/Makefile-client.am
+++ b/src/Makefile-client.am
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ python_PYTHON += pybind/cephfs.py
 libcephfs_la_SOURCES = libcephfs.cc
 libcephfs_la_LIBADD = $(LIBCLIENT) $(LIBCOMMON) $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(EXTRALIBS)
 libcephfs_la_LDFLAGS = ${AM_LDFLAGS} -version-info 1:0:0 -export-symbols-regex '^ceph_.*'
+if LINUX
 libcephfs_la_LDFLAGS += -Xcompiler -Xlinker -Xcompiler '--exclude-libs=libcommon.a'
+endif # LINUX
 lib_LTLIBRARIES += libcephfs.la
 
 # jni library (java source is in src/java)