diff --git a/multimedia/ffmpeg6/Portfile b/multimedia/ffmpeg6/Portfile
index 308085c34fa96..32b5d1aa65653 100644
--- a/multimedia/ffmpeg6/Portfile
+++ b/multimedia/ffmpeg6/Portfile
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ platform darwin {
     # this port requires '-ld_classic' to build successfully with the toolchains from Xcode 15 or Command Line Tools 15.
     #
     # TODO: This is a temporary solution, the classic linker will be removed in a future release by Apple.
-    if { ( [vercmp ${xcodeversion} 15 ] >= 0 ) || ( [vercmp ${xcodecltversion} 15 ] >= 0 ) } {
+    if { ${os.major} == 23 && ( [vercmp ${xcodeversion} 15 ] >= 0 ) || ( [vercmp ${xcodecltversion} 15 ] >= 0 ) } {
         configure.ldflags-append \
                     -Wl,-ld_classic
     }