diff --git a/src/template/darwin b/src/template/darwin
index 32414d21a9..22d04e7ba7 100644
--- a/src/template/darwin
+++ b/src/template/darwin
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ if test x"$PG_SYSROOT" != x"" ; then
   fi
 fi
 
+# Disable weak linking, else configure's checks will misbehave
+LDFLAGS="-Wl,-no_weak_imports $LDFLAGS"
+
 # Extra CFLAGS for code that will go into a shared library
 CFLAGS_SL=""