diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bffc15d..28641ac 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -35,4 +35,14 @@ AM_GNU_GETTEXT_REQUIRE_VERSION([0.19.2])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.20.2])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
 
+case "$host_os" in
+  darwin*)
+    DARWIN=yes
+    ;;
+  *)
+    DARWIN=no
+    ;;
+esac
+AM_CONDITIONAL([DARWIN], [test "$DARWIN" = yes])
+
 AC_OUTPUT([Makefile src/Makefile libnsl.pc po/Makefile.in])
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index e0280d0..98f69de 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ noinst_HEADERS = internal.h libc-lock.h
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libnsl.la
 
+if DARWIN
+libnsl_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:0
+else
 libnsl_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:0 \
 	-Wl,--no-undefined \
 	-Wl,--version-script=$(srcdir)/libnsl.map
+endif
 libnsl_la_LIBADD = @TIRPC_LIBS@ @LTLIBINTL@
 
 libnsl_la_SOURCES = yp_xdr.c do_ypcall.c ypprot_err.c yp_master.c \