diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a739efd3..54f9198f4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wwrite-strings -Wformat-security -Werror-implicit-function-declaration")
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wmissing-format-attribute -Wno-long-long")
 
-    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--no-add-needed -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--no-undefined")
+    if( UNIX AND NOT APPLE )
+        set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--no-add-needed -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--no-undefined")
+    endif( UNIX AND NOT APPLE )
 endif(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
 
 if( APPLE OR MINGW )