diff --git a/konan/konan.properties b/konan/konan.properties
index 348ac027545..877cfc9c5a1 100644
--- a/konan/konan.properties
+++ b/konan/konan.properties
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ llvmLtoFlags.macos_x64 =
 llvmLtoOptFlags.macos_x64 = -O3 -function-sections
 llvmLtoNooptFlags.macos_x64 = -O1
 llvmLtoDynamicFlags.macos_x64 = -relocation-model=pic
-linkerKonanFlags.macos_x64 = -lc++ -lobjc -framework Foundation
+linkerKonanFlags.macos_x64 = -lSystem -lc++ -lobjc -framework Foundation
 linkerOptimizationFlags.macos_x64 = -dead_strip
 linkerNoDebugFlags.macos_x64 = -S
 linkerDynamicFlags.macos_x64 = -dylib
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ linkerNoDebugFlags.ios_arm32 = -S
 linkerDynamicFlags.ios_arm32 = -dylib
 llvmLtoNooptFlags.ios_arm32 = -O1
 llvmLtoDynamicFlags.ios_arm32 = -relocation-model=pic
-linkerKonanFlags.ios_arm32 = -lc++ -lobjc -framework Foundation -sdk_version 11.2
+linkerKonanFlags.ios_arm32 = -lSystem -lc++ -lobjc -framework Foundation -sdk_version 11.2
 linkerOptimizationFlags.ios_arm32 = -dead_strip
 osVersionMinFlagLd.ios_arm32 = -iphoneos_version_min
 osVersionMinFlagClang.ios_arm32 = -miphoneos-version-min
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ linkerNoDebugFlags.ios_arm64 = -S
 linkerDynamicFlags.ios_arm64 = -dylib
 llvmLtoNooptFlags.ios_arm64 = -O1
 llvmLtoDynamicFlags.ios_arm64 = -relocation-model=pic
-linkerKonanFlags.ios_arm64 = -lc++ -lobjc -framework Foundation -sdk_version 11.2
+linkerKonanFlags.ios_arm64 = -lSystem -lc++ -lobjc -framework Foundation -sdk_version 11.2
 linkerOptimizationFlags.ios_arm64 = -dead_strip
 osVersionMinFlagLd.ios_arm64 = -iphoneos_version_min
 osVersionMinFlagClang.ios_arm64 = -miphoneos-version-min
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ llvmLtoFlags.ios_x64 =
 llvmLtoOptFlags.ios_x64 = -O3 -function-sections
 llvmLtoNooptFlags.ios_x64 = -O1
 llvmLtoDynamicFlags.ios_x64 = -relocation-model=pic
-linkerKonanFlags.ios_x64 = -lc++ -lobjc -framework Foundation -sdk_version 11.2
+linkerKonanFlags.ios_x64 = -lSystem -lc++ -lobjc -framework Foundation -sdk_version 11.2
 linkerOptimizationFlags.ios_x64 = -dead_strip
 linkerNoDebugFlags.ios_x64 = -S
 linkerDynamicFlags.ios_x64 = -dylib
diff --git a/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Linker.kt b/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Linker.kt
index da582d62732..ff08beff644 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Linker.kt
+++ b/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Linker.kt
@@ -117,12 +117,18 @@ open class MacOSBasedLinker(targetProperties: AppleConfigurables)
 
     private val libtool = "$absoluteTargetToolchain/usr/bin/libtool"
     private val linker = "$absoluteTargetToolchain/usr/bin/ld"
-    internal val dsymutil = "$absoluteLlvmHome/bin/llvm-dsymutil"
-
-    open val osVersionMinFlags: List<String> by lazy {
-        listOf(
-                osVersionMinFlagLd,
-                osVersionMin + ".0")
+    private val dsymutil = "$absoluteLlvmHome/bin/llvm-dsymutil"
+    private val compilerRtLibrary: String? by lazy {
+            val suffix = when (configurables.target.family) {
+                Family.OSX -> "osx"
+                Family.IOS -> "ios"
+                else -> TODO()
+            }
+            val dir = File("$absoluteTargetToolchain/usr/lib/clang/").listFiles.firstOrNull()?.absolutePath
+            if (dir != null) "$dir/lib/darwin/libclang_rt.$suffix.a" else null
+        }
+    private val osVersionMinFlags: List<String> by lazy {
+        listOf(osVersionMinFlagLd, osVersionMin + ".0")
     }
 
     override fun filterStaticLibraries(binaries: List<String>) = binaries.filter { it.isUnixStaticLib }
@@ -149,7 +155,7 @@ open class MacOSBasedLinker(targetProperties: AppleConfigurables)
             if (!debug) +linkerNoDebugFlags
             if (dynamic) +linkerDynamicFlags
             +linkerKonanFlags
-            +"-lSystem"
+            if (compilerRtLibrary != null) +compilerRtLibrary!!
             +libraries
             +linkerArgs
         }) + if (debug) listOf(dsymUtilCommand(executable, outputDsymBundle)) else emptyList()