diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d3f82c7a..4c8e0c5bf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -540,7 +540,9 @@ IF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN32)
 	ENDIF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN64)
 
 ELSE(LMMS_BUILD_WIN32)
-	SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(lmms PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "${LINK_FLAGS} -Wl,-E")
+	IF(NOT LMMS_BUILD_APPLE)
+		SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(lmms PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "${LINK_FLAGS} -Wl,-E")
+	ENDIF(NOT LMMS_BUILD_APPLE)
 
 	INSTALL(TARGETS lmms RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
 	INSTALL(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lmms.1.gz DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/man/man1/ PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ GROUP_READ WORLD_READ)