diff --git a/_build.sh b/_build.sh
index 9f3227ef5..a7811f85f 100755
--- a/_build.sh
+++ b/_build.sh
@@ -1045,7 +1045,6 @@ build_single_target() {
     if [ "${_TOOLCHAIN}" = 'llvm-apple' ]; then
       # --target= works too, but prefer -arch for its multi-arch support (we are not using it yet)
       _CC_GLOBAL="clang${_CCSUFFIX} -arch ${_machines}"
-      _LDFLAGS_GLOBAL+=' -Wl,-ld_new'
     else
       _CC_GLOBAL="clang${_CCSUFFIX} --target=${_TRIPLET}"
     fi