diff --git a/lang/python/python/Makefile b/lang/python/python/Makefile
index c70c486e8a..5f698888a2 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python/Makefile
@@ -268,9 +268,13 @@ define PyPackage/python/filespec
 endef
 
 HOST_LDFLAGS += \
-	-Wl,--no-as-needed -lrt \
 	$$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto libssl)
 
+ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Linux)
+HOST_LDFLAGS += \
+	-Wl,--no-as-needed -lrt
+endif
+
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--without-cxx-main \
 	--without-pymalloc \
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index cd97378ce5..794a2bf75e 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -264,9 +264,13 @@ define Py3Package/python3/filespec
 endef
 
 HOST_LDFLAGS += \
-	-Wl,--no-as-needed -lrt \
 	$$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto libssl)
 
+ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Linux)
+HOST_LDFLAGS += \
+	-Wl,--no-as-needed -lrt
+endif
+
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--without-cxx-main \
 	--without-pymalloc \