diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a35fa79ac..daa7fd314 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -395,12 +395,15 @@ endif (APPLE)
 # C & C++ setup
 #
 set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra")
-set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections")
-set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections")
 
 set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -std=c++11 -fexceptions -frtti")
-set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections")
-set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections")
+
+if (NOT APPLE)
+  set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections")
+  set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections")
+  set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections")
+  set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections")
+endif (NOT APPLE)
 
 if (WIN32)
   set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fno-keep-inline-dllexport")
@@ -445,8 +448,10 @@ endif (Fortran_COMPILER_NAME MATCHES "gfortran.*")
 #
 # Linker setup
 #
-set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} -Wl,--gc-sections")
-set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -Wl,--gc-sections")
+if (NOT APPLE)
+  set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} -Wl,--gc-sections")
+  set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -Wl,--gc-sections")
+endif (NOT APPLE)
 
 
 #