diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py
index 1f19db8dbb..be49216e18 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py
@@ -293,9 +293,13 @@ def flag_handler(self, name, flags):
                 cmake_flags.append(self.compiler.cc_pic_flag)
             if spec.satisfies("@1.8.21 %oneapi@2023.0.0"):
                 cmake_flags.append("-Wno-error=int-conversion")
+            if spec.satisfies("%apple-clang@15:"):
+                cmake_flags.append("-Wl,-ld_classic")
         elif name == "cxxflags":
             if spec.satisfies("@:1.8.12+cxx~shared"):
                 cmake_flags.append(self.compiler.cxx_pic_flag)
+            if spec.satisfies("%apple-clang@15:"):
+                cmake_flags.append("-Wl,-ld_classic")
         elif name == "fflags":
             if spec.satisfies("%cce+fortran"):
                 # Cray compiler generates module files with uppercase names by