diff --git a/xtask/src/run.rs b/xtask/src/run.rs
index 8bba7a532..3ed49c779 100644
--- a/xtask/src/run.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/run.rs
@@ -55,12 +55,17 @@ pub fn build<F>(target: Option<&str>, f: F) -> Result<Vec<(String, PathBuf)>>
 where
     F: FnOnce(&mut Command) -> &mut Command,
 {
-    // Always use rust-lld and -Zbuild-std in case we're cross-compiling.
     let mut cmd = Command::new("cargo");
     cmd.args(["build", "--message-format=json"]);
     if let Some(target) = target {
-        let config = format!("target.{target}.linker = \"rust-lld\"");
-        cmd.args(["--target", target, "--config", &config]);
+        cmd.args(["--target", target]);
+        // Always use rust-lld on macOS hosts. See
+        // https://github.com/aya-rs/aya/pull/908#issuecomment-2402813711
+        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+        {
+            let config = format!("target.{target}.linker = \"rust-lld\"");
+            cmd.args(["--target", target, "--config", &config]);
+        }
     }
     f(&mut cmd);