diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ec3db01..0d5f243 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ The following are the changes from calc version 2.14.3.1 to date:
 
     Under macOS, to reduce dependency chains, we remove functions and
     data that are unreachable by the entry point or exported symbols.
-    In particular, the linker is run with "-dead_strip" and with
-    "-dead_strip_dylibs".
+    In particular, the linker is run with "-dead_strip".
 
 
 The following are the changes from calc version 2.14.2.1 to 2.14.3.0:
diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 09dbe39..5f72b7b 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -165,7 +165,14 @@ LIBCUSTCALC_SHLIB= -dynamiclib -undefined dynamic_lookup \
 # To reduce dependency chains under macOS, we remove functions and
 # data that are unreachable by the entry point or exported symbols.
 #
-LDFLAGS+= -Wl,-dead_strip -Wl,-dead_strip_dylibs
+COMMON_LDFLAGS+= -Wl,-dead_strip
+
+# We cannot use: COMMON_LDFLAGS+= -Wl,-dead_strip_dylibs
+#
+# The macOS ld documentation states that option should not be used
+# when linking against a dylib which is required at runtime for some
+# indirect reason such as the dylib has an important initializer.
+# The libcustcalc appears to have such an initializer.
 
 # static library option
 #