diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
index fcaae3c4208..01f9e81b489 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ CXXFLAGS := $(ARCHOPTIMIZATION) $(ARCHCXXFLAGS) $(ARCHXXINCLUDES) $(ARCHDEFINES)
 CPPFLAGS := $(ARCHINCLUDES) $(ARCHDEFINES) $(EXTRAFLAGS)
 AFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_HOST_MACOS),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_HOST_LINUX),y)
   LDLINKFLAGS += -z noexecstack
 endif