diff --git a/src/coreclr/nativeaot/BuildIntegration/Microsoft.NETCore.Native.Unix.targets b/src/coreclr/nativeaot/BuildIntegration/Microsoft.NETCore.Native.Unix.targets
index 10c7bceab867f1..ffc249157ed16a 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/nativeaot/BuildIntegration/Microsoft.NETCore.Native.Unix.targets
+++ b/src/coreclr/nativeaot/BuildIntegration/Microsoft.NETCore.Native.Unix.targets
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup Condition="'$(UseLdClassicXCodeLinker)' != 'false' and '$(_IsApplePlatform)' == 'true'">
-      <CustomLinkerArg Condition="'$(_XcodeVersion)' == '15'" Include="-ld_classic" />
+      <CustomLinkerArg Condition="'$(UseLdClassicXCodeLinker)' == 'true' or '$(_XcodeVersion)' == '15' or '$(_XcodeVersion)' == '16'" Include="-ld_classic" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <PropertyGroup>