diff --git a/depends/builders/darwin.mk b/depends/builders/darwin.mk
index ced01229dd..8e517c666b 100644
--- a/depends/builders/darwin.mk
+++ b/depends/builders/darwin.mk
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ build_darwin_SHA256SUM=shasum -a 256
 build_darwin_DOWNLOAD=curl --location --fail --connect-timeout $(DOWNLOAD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT) --retry $(DOWNLOAD_RETRIES) -o
 
 #darwin host on darwin builder. overrides darwin host preferences.
-darwin_CC=$(shell xcrun -f clang) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) -isysroot$(shell xcrun --show-sdk-path)
-darwin_CXX:=$(shell xcrun -f clang++) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) -stdlib=libc++ -isysroot$(shell xcrun --show-sdk-path)
+darwin_CC=$(shell xcrun -f clang) -isysroot$(shell xcrun --show-sdk-path)
+darwin_CXX:=$(shell xcrun -f clang++) -stdlib=libc++ -isysroot$(shell xcrun --show-sdk-path)
 darwin_AR:=$(shell xcrun -f ar)
 darwin_RANLIB:=$(shell xcrun -f ranlib)
 darwin_STRIP:=$(shell xcrun -f strip)
diff --git a/depends/hosts/darwin.mk b/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
index aea8ba369b..381d300620 100644
--- a/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
+++ b/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
@@ -79,24 +79,29 @@ $(foreach TOOL,$(cctools_TOOLS),$(eval darwin_$(TOOL) = $$(build_prefix)/bin/$$(
 darwin_CC=env -u C_INCLUDE_PATH -u CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH \
               -u OBJC_INCLUDE_PATH -u OBJCPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH -u CPATH \
               -u LIBRARY_PATH \
-            $(clang_prog) --target=$(host) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) \
-              -B$(build_prefix)/bin -mlinker-version=$(LD64_VERSION) \
+              $(clang_prog) --target=$(host) \
+              -B$(build_prefix)/bin \
               -isysroot$(OSX_SDK) -nostdlibinc \
               -iwithsysroot/usr/include -iframeworkwithsysroot/System/Library/Frameworks
 
 darwin_CXX=env -u C_INCLUDE_PATH -u CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH \
                -u OBJC_INCLUDE_PATH -u OBJCPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH -u CPATH \
                -u LIBRARY_PATH \
-             $(clangxx_prog) --target=$(host) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) \
-               -B$(build_prefix)/bin -mlinker-version=$(LD64_VERSION) \
+               $(clangxx_prog) --target=$(host) \
+               -B$(build_prefix)/bin \
                -isysroot$(OSX_SDK) -nostdlibinc \
                -iwithsysroot/usr/include/c++/v1 \
                -iwithsysroot/usr/include -iframeworkwithsysroot/System/Library/Frameworks
 
-darwin_CFLAGS=-pipe -std=$(C_STANDARD)
-darwin_CXXFLAGS=-pipe -std=$(CXX_STANDARD)
+darwin_CFLAGS=-pipe -std=$(C_STANDARD) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION)
+darwin_CXXFLAGS=-pipe -std=$(CXX_STANDARD) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION)
 darwin_LDFLAGS=-Wl,-platform_version,macos,$(OSX_MIN_VERSION),$(OSX_SDK_VERSION)
 
+ifneq ($(build_os),darwin)
+darwin_CFLAGS += -mlinker-version=$(LD64_VERSION)
+darwin_CXXFLAGS += -mlinker-version=$(LD64_VERSION)
+endif
+
 darwin_release_CFLAGS=-O2
 darwin_release_CXXFLAGS=$(darwin_release_CFLAGS)