diff --git a/.release-notes/ldclassic.md b/.release-notes/ldclassic.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..273bc82c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-notes/ldclassic.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## Fix compiling Pony programs on X86 MacOS when XCode 15 is the linker
+
+With the introduction of XCode 15, you could no longer link Pony programs on X86 MacOS. We've fixed the issue. Apple Silicon was uneffected.
diff --git a/src/libponyc/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libponyc/CMakeLists.txt
index 847ab9bc8b..5a0336eac1 100644
--- a/src/libponyc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libponyc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ target_include_directories(libponyc
     PRIVATE ../../lib/blake2
 )
 
+if(${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+    set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 13.0.0)
+endif()
+
 if (MSVC)
     file(GLOB_RECURSE CFILES "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.c")
     set_source_files_properties(${CFILES} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE CXX)
@@ -126,7 +130,7 @@ if (MSVC)
     set(libponyc_standalone_file "${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}ponyc-standalone${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
     set(libponyc_standalone_path "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${libponyc_standalone_file}")
     add_custom_target(libponyc-standalone ALL
-        # CMAKE_AR finds the appropriate version of lib.exe acdording to desired target and host architecture 
+        # CMAKE_AR finds the appropriate version of lib.exe acdording to desired target and host architecture
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_AR} /NOLOGO /VERBOSE /MACHINE:x64 /OUT:${libponyc_standalone_path} "$<TARGET_FILE:libponyc>" ${LLVM_OBJS} "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../build/libs/lib/blake2.lib"
         DEPENDS libponyc)
     add_custom_command(TARGET libponyc-standalone POST_BUILD
diff --git a/src/libponyc/codegen/codegen.c b/src/libponyc/codegen/codegen.c
index c79df1200e..9a903670b9 100644
--- a/src/libponyc/codegen/codegen.c
+++ b/src/libponyc/codegen/codegen.c
@@ -818,9 +818,10 @@ bool codegen_pass_init(pass_opt_t* opt)
   {
     triple = LLVMCreateMessage(opt->triple);
   } else {
-#if defined(PLATFORM_IS_MACOSX) && !defined(PLATFORM_IS_ARM)
-    // This is to prevent XCode 7+ from claiming OSX 14.5 is required.
-    triple = LLVMCreateMessage("x86_64-apple-macosx");
+#if defined(PLATFORM_IS_MACOSX) && defined(PLATFORM_IS_ARM)
+    triple = LLVMCreateMessage("arm64-apple-macosx13.0.0");
+#elif defined(PLATFORM_IS_MACOSX) && !defined(PLATFORM_IS_ARM)
+    triple = LLVMCreateMessage("x86_64-apple-macosx13.0.0");
 #else
     triple = LLVMGetDefaultTargetTriple();
 #endif
diff --git a/src/libponyc/codegen/genexe.c b/src/libponyc/codegen/genexe.c
index 8b3af7805b..4d6299e326 100644
--- a/src/libponyc/codegen/genexe.c
+++ b/src/libponyc/codegen/genexe.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static bool link_exe(compile_t* c, ast_t* program,
   snprintf(ld_cmd, ld_len,
     "%s -execute -arch %.*s "
     "-o %s %s %s %s "
-    "-L/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/lib -lSystem %s",
+    "-L/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/lib -lSystem %s -platform_version macos '13.0.0' '0.0.0'",
            linker, (int)arch_len, c->opt->triple, file_exe, file_o,
            lib_args, ponyrt, sanitizer_arg
     );
diff --git a/src/libponyrt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libponyrt/CMakeLists.txt
index d9b6fb9b81..f2cc37e7cd 100644
--- a/src/libponyrt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libponyrt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ find_file(_llc_command
     PATHS "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/../../libs/bin" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/../libs/bin"
 )
 
+if(${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+    set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 13.0.0)
+endif()
+
 add_library(libponyrt STATIC
     ${_c_src}
     ${_ll_except_obj}