diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ec54880..b048cbd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -170,7 +170,12 @@ lib/libc.a: $(AOBJS)
 
 $(EMPTY_LIBS):
 	rm -f $@
+ifeq ($(shell uname),Darwin)
+	touch .empty.o
+	$(AR) rc $@ .empty.o
+else
 	$(AR) rc $@
+endif
 
 lib/%.o: obj/crt/$(ARCH)/%.o
 	cp $< $@