diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9169806f810..e6063ac431b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1259,6 +1259,10 @@ if(APPLE)
   include(platform_apple_xcode)
 endif()
 
+if(APPLE)
+  option(WITH_LEGACY_MACOS_X64_LINKER "Use legacy macOS linker. Only on x64 platform. Minutes slower, but emits fewer warnings." OFF)
+  mark_as_advanced(WITH_LEGACY_MACOS_X64_LINKER)
+endif()
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Check for Conflicting/Unsupported Configurations
diff --git a/build_files/buildbot/config/blender_macos.cmake b/build_files/buildbot/config/blender_macos.cmake
index cb8d173151e..27a76ed82a5 100644
--- a/build_files/buildbot/config/blender_macos.cmake
+++ b/build_files/buildbot/config/blender_macos.cmake
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../cmake/config/blender_release.cmake")
 
 set(WITH_CYCLES_TEST_OSL     ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(WITH_LEGACY_MACOS_X64_LINKER ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
diff --git a/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake b/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake
index 8354d88a5c7..8c4fdc379d2 100644
--- a/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake
+++ b/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake
@@ -427,8 +427,10 @@ string(APPEND PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS
 )
 
 if(${XCODE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 15.0)
-  if("${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}" STREQUAL "x86_64")
+  if("${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}" STREQUAL "x86_64" AND WITH_LEGACY_MACOS_X64_LINKER)
     # Silence "no platform load command found in <static library>, assuming: macOS".
+    #
+    # NOTE: Using ld_classic costs minutes of extra linking time.
     string(APPEND PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS " -Wl,-ld_classic")
   else()
     # Silence "ld: warning: ignoring duplicate libraries".