diff --git a/build-support/macros-and-definitions.cmake b/build-support/macros-and-definitions.cmake
index bb2054ce6..e34384c93 100644
--- a/build-support/macros-and-definitions.cmake
+++ b/build-support/macros-and-definitions.cmake
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_MINIMUM 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(LIB_AS_NEEDED_PRE)
 set(LIB_AS_NEEDED_POST)
+set(STATIC_LINK_FLAGS -static -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc)
 if(${GCC} AND NOT APPLE)
   # using GCC
   set(LIB_AS_NEEDED_PRE -Wl,--no-as-needed)
@@ -216,6 +217,8 @@ endif()
 if(${CLANG} AND APPLE)
   # using Clang set(LIB_AS_NEEDED_PRE -all_load)
   set(LIB_AS_NEEDED_POST)
+  set(LIB_AS_NEEDED_PRE_STATIC -Wl,-all_load)
+  set(STATIC_LINK_FLAGS)
 endif()
 
 macro(SUBDIRLIST result curdir)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d1def183..4ef853f3e 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ if(${NS3_STATIC})
 
   target_link_libraries(
     ${lib-ns3-static}
-    -static
-    -static-libstdc++
-    -static-libgcc
+    ${STATIC_LINK_FLAGS}
     ${LIB_AS_NEEDED_PRE_STATIC}
     ${ns3-external-static-libs}
     ${LIB_AS_NEEDED_POST_STATIC}