diff --git a/bin/h5cc.in b/bin/h5cc.in
index d6b7a129fc..030e3a0f60 100644
--- a/bin/h5cc.in
+++ b/bin/h5cc.in
@@ -327,14 +327,7 @@ if test "x$do_link" = "xyes"; then
   link_args="$link_args -L${libdir}"
 
   case "$kind" in
-    gcc|linux*)
-      # MacOS X doesn't support the "-Wl,-rpath -Wl," style of linker flags.
-      # It appears to want none of them specified.
-      case "$host_os" in
-        darwin*)          flag="" ;;
-        *)                flag="-Wl,-rpath -Wl," ;;
-      esac
-      ;;
+    gcc|linux*)           flag="" ;;
     hpux*)                flag="-Wl,+b -Wl," ;;
     freebsd*|solaris*)    flag="-R" ;;
     rs6000*|aix*)         flag="-L" ;;