diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/makefile.mk b/openmp/runtime/src/makefile.mk
index 8d3892a1180f621037e3f08e645faa96cdf7b3c8..fbed276b09874ee79838d986ea5627b6880c6eb4 100644
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/makefile.mk
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/makefile.mk
@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ ifeq "$(os)" "lrb"
 endif
 
 ifeq "$(os)" "mac"
-    ld-flags += -no-intel-extensions
+    ifeq "$(c)" "icc"
+        ld-flags += -no-intel-extensions
+    endif
     ld-flags += -single_module
     ld-flags += -current_version $(VERSION).0 -compatibility_version $(VERSION).0
 endif