Index: cmake/config-ix.cmake
===================================================================
--- cmake/config-ix.cmake
+++ cmake/config-ix.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+include(CMakePushCheckState)
 include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 include(CheckLibraryExists)
@@ -10,6 +11,28 @@
   check_library_exists(gcc __absvdi2 "" LIBUNWIND_HAS_GCC_LIB)
 endif()
 
+if (LIBUNWIND_USE_COMPILER_RT)
+  find_compiler_rt_library(builtins LIBUNWIND_BUILTINS_LIBRARY)
+elseif(LIBUNWIND_HAS_GCC_S_LIB)
+  set(LIBUNWIND_BUILTINS_LIBRARY gcc_s)
+elseif(LIBUNWIND_HAS_GCC_LIB)
+  set(LIBUNWIND_BUILTINS_LIBRARY gcc)
+endif()
+
+function(check_linker_flag flag out_var)
+  cmake_push_check_state()
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} ${flag}")
+  if(MINGW)
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES mingw32 mingwex moldname msvcrt kernel32 "${LIBUNWIND_BUILTINS_LIBRARY}")
+  elseif(APPLE)
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES System)
+  elseif(LIBUNWIND_HAS_C_LIB)
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES c)
+  endif()
+  check_c_compiler_flag("" ${out_var})
+  cmake_pop_check_state()
+endfunction()
+
 # libunwind is built with -nodefaultlibs, so we want all our checks to also
 # use this option, otherwise we may end up with an inconsistency between
 # the flags we think we require during configuration (if the checks are
@@ -17,14 +40,15 @@
 # required during compilation (which has the -nodefaultlibs). libc is
 # required for the link to go through. We remove sanitizers from the
 # configuration checks to avoid spurious link errors.
-check_c_compiler_flag(-nodefaultlibs LIBUNWIND_HAS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
+check_linker_flag(-nodefaultlibs LIBUNWIND_HAS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
 if (LIBUNWIND_HAS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -nodefaultlibs")
-  if (LIBUNWIND_HAS_C_LIB)
+  if (APPLE)
+    list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES System)
+  elseif (LIBUNWIND_HAS_C_LIB)
     list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES c)
   endif ()
   if (LIBUNWIND_USE_COMPILER_RT)
-    find_compiler_rt_library(builtins LIBUNWIND_BUILTINS_LIBRARY)
     list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${LIBUNWIND_BUILTINS_LIBRARY}")
   else ()
     if (LIBUNWIND_HAS_GCC_S_LIB)