diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
index 7361ce9da3..ba61cbfe96 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
@@ -123,9 +123,7 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
         $(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
         $(addprefix -force_load , $(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
         $(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
-        $(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
         $(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-        $(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
         $(PRIVATE_LDLIBS) \
         -o $@ \
         -install_name @rpath/$(notdir $@) \
@@ -144,9 +142,7 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
         $(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
         $(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
         $(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-        $(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
         $(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-        $(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
         $(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
         $(PRIVATE_LDLIBS) \
         $(HOST_LIBGCC)