diff --git a/Makefile.rules b/Makefile.rules
index b1744f13bfa..66666b42d28 100644
--- a/Makefile.rules
+++ b/Makefile.rules
@@ -618,7 +618,8 @@ ifndef KEEP_SYMBOLS
 endif
 
 # Adjust linker flags for building an executable
-ifneq ($(HOST_OS), $(filter $(HOST_OS), Darwin Cygwin MingW))
+ifneq ($(HOST_OS), $(filter $(HOST_OS), Cygwin MingW))
+ifneq ($(HOST_OS), Darwin)
 ifdef TOOLNAME
   LD.Flags += $(RPATH) -Wl,'$$ORIGIN/../lib'
   ifdef EXAMPLE_TOOL
@@ -632,6 +633,7 @@ ifneq ($(DARWIN_MAJVERS),4)
   LD.Flags += $(RPATH) -Wl,@executable_path/../lib
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------