diff --git a/src/libutil/local.mk b/src/libutil/local.mk
index f880c0fc5..13e8d426a 100644
--- a/src/libutil/local.mk
+++ b/src/libutil/local.mk
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ libutil_LDFLAGS += -pthread $(OPENSSL_LIBS) $(LIBBROTLI_LIBS) $(LIBARCHIVE_LIBS)
 ifeq ($(HAVE_LIBCPUID), 1)
 	libutil_LDFLAGS += -lcpuid
 endif
+
+ifdef HOST_DARWIN
+	libutil_LDFLAGS += -lc++fs
+endif