diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d451383..97eeee9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.5)
 project(libsoundio C)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
+include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
 
 if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.0.0)
     set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "lib" CACHE PATH "library install dir (lib)")
@@ -217,6 +218,13 @@ configure_file(
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/link_version_script.in"
     ${LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT}
 )
+set(VERSION_SCRIPT_FLAG "-Wl,--version-script='${LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT}'")
+check_c_compiler_flag("${VERSION_SCRIPT_FLAG}" VERSION_SCRIPT_OK)
+if (VERSION_SCRIPT_OK)
+    set(SHARED_LINK_FLAGS "${VERSION_SCRIPT_FLAG}")
+else()
+    set(SHARED_LINK_FLAGS " ")
+endif()
 
 add_library(libsoundio_shared SHARED ${LIBSOUNDIO_SOURCES} ${LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT})
 set_target_properties(libsoundio_shared PROPERTIES
@@ -225,7 +233,7 @@ set_target_properties(libsoundio_shared PROPERTIES
     VERSION ${LIBSOUNDIO_VERSION}
     COMPILE_FLAGS ${LIB_CFLAGS}
     LINKER_LANGUAGE C
-    LINK_FLAGS "-Wl,--version-script='${LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT}'"
+    LINK_FLAGS "${SHARED_LINK_FLAGS}"
 )
 target_link_libraries(libsoundio_shared LINK_PUBLIC ${LIBSOUNDIO_LIBS})
 install(TARGETS libsoundio_shared DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})