diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index bbafd1cde1..b33e60bec4 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -176,9 +176,11 @@
           export LIBSSH2_SYS_USE_PKG_CONFIG=1
 
           export RUSTFLAGS="-Zthreads=0"
-        '' + pkgs.lib.optionalString useMoldLinker ''
+        '' + (if pkgs.stdenv.isLinux then ''
           export RUSTFLAGS+=" -C link-arg=-fuse-ld=mold -C link-arg=-Wl,--compress-debug-sections=zstd"
-        '' + darwinNextestHack;
+        '' else ''
+          export RUSTFLAGS+=" -C link-arg=-fuse-ld=/usr/bin/ld -C link-arg=-ld_new"
+        '') + darwinNextestHack;
       };
     }));
 }