diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 42df4c25e..73cc1556a 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # General compile options
 #
 
+include(CheckLinkerFlag)
+
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 add_compile_options(-ffast-math)
@@ -58,7 +60,8 @@ if(USE_LV2 AND USE_GUI)
     set(LV2DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/lv2/calf.lv2")
     add_library(calflv2gui SHARED gui.cpp gui_config.cpp gui_controls.cpp ctl_curve.cpp ctl_keyboard.cpp ctl_knob.cpp ctl_led.cpp ctl_tube.cpp ctl_vumeter.cpp ctl_frame.cpp ctl_fader.cpp ctl_buttons.cpp ctl_notebook.cpp ctl_meterscale.cpp ctl_combobox.cpp ctl_tuner.cpp ctl_phasegraph.cpp ctl_pattern.cpp metadata.cpp giface.cpp plugin_gui_window.cpp preset.cpp preset_gui.cpp lv2gui.cpp osctl.cpp utils.cpp ctl_linegraph.cpp drawingutils.cpp)
     target_include_directories(calflv2gui PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
-    if (NOT APPLE)
+    check_linker_flag(CXX -Wl,-z,nodelete LINKER_SUPPORTS_NODELETE)
+    if (LINKER_SUPPORTS_NODELETE)
         target_link_options(calflv2gui PRIVATE -Wl,-z,nodelete)
     endif()
     target_link_libraries(calflv2gui PRIVATE ${GTK_LIBRARIES} ${EXPAT_LIBRARIES} fluidsynth)