diff --git a/build/runner/src/bundle/binary.rs b/build/runner/src/bundle/binary.rs
index 5d3d6cc94..f16728069 100644
--- a/build/runner/src/bundle/binary.rs
+++ b/build/runner/src/bundle/binary.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 use std::process::Command;
 
+use anki_process::CommandExt;
 use camino::Utf8Path;
+use camino::Utf8PathBuf;
 
 use super::artifacts::macos_deployment_target;
 use crate::run::run_command;
@@ -37,5 +39,14 @@ pub fn build_bundle_binary() {
         )
         .env("MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET", macos_deployment_target())
         .env("CARGO_BUILD_TARGET", env!("TARGET"));
+    if env!("TARGET") == "x86_64-apple-darwin" {
+        let xcode_path = Command::run_with_output(["xcode-select", "-p"]).unwrap();
+        let ld_classic = Utf8PathBuf::from(xcode_path.stdout.trim())
+            .join("Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/ld-classic");
+        if ld_classic.exists() {
+            // work around XCode 15's default linker not supporting macOS 10.15-12.
+            command.env("RUSTFLAGS", &format!("-Clink-arg=-fuse-ld={ld_classic}"));
+        }
+    }
     run_command(&mut command);
 }