diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
index 90d3827424..4260f093dd 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -149,8 +149,13 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_SIM_M32),y)
   ARCHCFLAGS += -m32
   ARCHCXXFLAGS += -m32
 else
-  ARCHCFLAGS += -fno-pic -mcmodel=medium
-  ARCHCXXFLAGS += -fno-pic -mcmodel=medium
+  ifeq ($(CONFIG_HOST_MACOS),y)
+    ARCHCFLAGS += -fno-pic
+    ARCHCXXFLAGS += -fno-pic
+  else
+    ARCHCFLAGS += -fno-pic -mcmodel=medium
+    ARCHCXXFLAGS += -fno-pic -mcmodel=medium
+  endif
 endif
 
 # LLVM style architecture flags