diff --git a/rpython/translator/platform/darwin.py b/rpython/translator/platform/darwin.py
index 8c824a8459..f407fb6c07 100644
--- a/rpython/translator/platform/darwin.py
+++ b/rpython/translator/platform/darwin.py
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ class Darwin(posix.BasePosix):
     standalone_only = ('-mdynamic-no-pic',)
     shared_only = ()
 
-    link_flags = (DARWIN_VERSION_MIN,)
+    link_flags = ()
     cflags = ('-O3',
               '-fomit-frame-pointer',
               # The parser turns 'const char *const *includes' into 'const const char **includes'
               '-Wno-duplicate-decl-specifier',
-              DARWIN_VERSION_MIN,)
+              )
 
     so_ext = 'dylib'
     DEFAULT_CC = 'clang'