diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/android.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/android.rs
index 5320f1b4bbbea..ec18bfe959555 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/android.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/android.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 use crate::spec::{base, SanitizerSet, TargetOptions, TlsModel};
 
+use crate::spec::cvs;
+
 pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
     let mut base = base::linux::opts();
     base.os = "android".into();
+    // listing families in different orders seems most chaotic. :^)
+    base.families = cvs!["unix", "linux"];
     base.is_like_android = true;
     base.default_dwarf_version = 2;
     base.tls_model = TlsModel::Emulated;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/apple/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/apple/mod.rs
index d667bad44e3b7..8eff7fcf74557 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/apple/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/apple/mod.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ pub fn opts(os: &'static str, arch: Arch) -> TargetOptions {
         function_sections: false,
         dynamic_linking: true,
         pre_link_args: pre_link_args(os, arch, abi),
-        families: cvs!["unix"],
+        families: cvs!["apple", "unix"],
         is_like_osx: true,
         // LLVM notes that macOS 10.11+ and iOS 9+ default
         // to v4, so we do the same.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/linux.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/linux.rs
index df8e848124a9b..4567a0be8942a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/linux.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/linux.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
     TargetOptions {
         os: "linux".into(),
         dynamic_linking: true,
-        families: cvs!["unix"],
+        families: cvs!["linux", "unix"],
         has_rpath: true,
         position_independent_executables: true,
         relro_level: RelroLevel::Full,