diff --git a/cpu/native/Makefile.native b/cpu/native/Makefile.native
index d2a8c1d3c..56fb6688b 100644
--- a/cpu/native/Makefile.native
+++ b/cpu/native/Makefile.native
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ CFLAGSWERROR=-Werror -pedantic -std=c99 -Werror
 endif
 CFLAGSNO = -Wall -g -I/usr/local/include $(CFLAGSWERROR)
 CFLAGS  += $(CFLAGSNO) -O
-LDFLAGS  = -Wl,-Map=contiki-$(TARGET).map,-export-dynamic
+ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Linux)
+  LDFLAGS  = -Wl,-Map=contiki-$(TARGET).map,-export-dynamic
+else
+  LDFLAGS  = -Wl
+endif
 
 ### Compilation rules
 
diff --git a/cpu/x86/Makefile.x86 b/cpu/x86/Makefile.x86
index be3f62579..612603f52 100644
--- a/cpu/x86/Makefile.x86
+++ b/cpu/x86/Makefile.x86
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ OBJCOPY  = objcopy
 STRIP    = strip
 CFLAGSNO = -Wall -g -I/usr/local/include
 CFLAGS  += $(CFLAGSNO)
-LDFLAGS  = -Wl,-Map=contiki-$(TARGET).map,-export-dynamic
+ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Linux)
+  LDFLAGS  = -Wl,-Map=contiki-$(TARGET).map,-export-dynamic
+else
+  LDFLAGS  = -Wl
+endif
 
 ### Compilation rules
 
diff --git a/platform/native/Makefile.native b/platform/native/Makefile.native
index 63ba12e9d..36368e266 100644
--- a/platform/native/Makefile.native
+++ b/platform/native/Makefile.native
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ ifndef CONTIKI
   $(error CONTIKI not defined! You must specify where CONTIKI resides!)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Darwin)
+  AROPTS = rc
+endif
+
 ifdef UIP_CONF_IPV6
 CFLAGS += -DWITH_UIP6=1
 endif