diff --git a/cmake/platforms/OSX.cmake b/cmake/platforms/OSX.cmake
index ab60e9ad1..07763ee9e 100644
--- a/cmake/platforms/OSX.cmake
+++ b/cmake/platforms/OSX.cmake
@@ -1,52 +1,54 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2017 The Bitcoin developers
 
 set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Darwin)
 set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR x86_64)
 set(TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}-apple-darwin16)
 
 # On OSX, we use clang by default.
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER clang)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER clang++)
 
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX})
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_TARGET ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX})
 
 set(OSX_MIN_VERSION 10.12)
 # OSX_SDK_VERSION 10.15.1
 # Note: don't use XCODE_VERSION, it's a cmake built-in variable !
 set(SDK_XCODE_VERSION 11.3.1)
 set(SDK_XCODE_BUILD_ID 11C505)
 set(LD64_VERSION 530)
 
 # On OSX we use various stuff from Apple's SDK.
 set(OSX_SDK_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/depends/SDKs/Xcode-${SDK_XCODE_VERSION}-${SDK_XCODE_BUILD_ID}-extracted-SDK-with-libcxx-headers")
 set(CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT "${OSX_SDK_PATH}")
 set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET ${OSX_MIN_VERSION})
 set(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES x86_64)
 
 # target environment on the build host system
 #   set 1st to dir with the cross compiler's C/C++ headers/libs
 set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/depends/${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX};${OSX_SDK_PATH}")
 
 # We also may have built dependencies for the native plateform.
 set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/depends/${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}/native")
 
 # modify default behavior of FIND_XXX() commands to
 # search for headers/libs in the target environment and
 # search for programs in the build host environment
 set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
 set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
 set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
 
+# When cross-compiling for Darwin using Clang, -mlinker-version must be passed
+# to ensure that modern linker features are enabled.
 string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT " -stdlib=libc++ -mlinker-version=${LD64_VERSION}")
 
 # Ensure we use an OSX specific version the binary manipulation tools.
 find_program(CMAKE_AR ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-ar)
 find_program(CMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_TOOL ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-install_name_tool)
 find_program(CMAKE_LINKER ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-ld)
 find_program(CMAKE_NM ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-nm)
 find_program(CMAKE_OBJCOPY ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-objcopy)
 find_program(CMAKE_OBJDUMP ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-objdump)
 find_program(CMAKE_OTOOL ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-otool)
 find_program(CMAKE_RANLIB ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-ranlib)
 find_program(CMAKE_STRIP ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-strip)
diff --git a/depends/hosts/darwin.mk b/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
index 114732952..8786320d7 100644
--- a/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
+++ b/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 OSX_MIN_VERSION=10.12
 OSX_SDK_VERSION=10.15.1
 XCODE_VERSION=11.3.1
 XCODE_BUILD_ID=11C505
 LD64_VERSION=530
 
 OSX_SDK=$(SDK_PATH)/Xcode-$(XCODE_VERSION)-$(XCODE_BUILD_ID)-extracted-SDK-with-libcxx-headers
+
+# When cross-compiling for Darwin using Clang, -mlinker-version must be passed to
+# ensure that modern linker features are enabled.
 darwin_CC=clang -target $(host) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) --sysroot $(OSX_SDK) -mlinker-version=$(LD64_VERSION)
 darwin_CXX=clang++ -target $(host) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) --sysroot $(OSX_SDK) -stdlib=libc++ -mlinker-version=$(LD64_VERSION)
 
 darwin_CFLAGS=-pipe
 darwin_CXXFLAGS=$(darwin_CFLAGS)
 
 darwin_release_CFLAGS=-O2
 darwin_release_CXXFLAGS=$(darwin_release_CFLAGS)
 
 darwin_debug_CFLAGS=-O1
 darwin_debug_CXXFLAGS=$(darwin_debug_CFLAGS)
 
 darwin_native_toolchain=native_cctools