diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
index d781fcf034dbcc..803577fcee4d9d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
@@ -317,7 +317,9 @@ fn (mut v Builder) setup_ccompiler_options(ccompiler string) {
 	}
 	if ccoptions.debug_mode && current_os != 'windows' && v.pref.build_mode != .build_module {
 		if ccoptions.cc != .tcc && current_os == 'macos' {
-			ccoptions.linker_flags << '-Wl,-export_dynamic' // clang for mac needs export_dynamic instead of -rdynamic
+			if !v.pref.is_bare {
+				ccoptions.linker_flags << '-Wl,-export_dynamic' // clang for mac needs export_dynamic instead of -rdynamic
+			}
 		} else {
 			if !v.pref.is_bare {
 				ccoptions.linker_flags << '-rdynamic' // needed for nicer symbolic backtraces