diff --git a/lib/std/zig/cross_target.zig b/lib/std/zig/cross_target.zig
index 3d39c8338b..77c7f12728 100644
--- a/lib/std/zig/cross_target.zig
+++ b/lib/std/zig/cross_target.zig
@@ -608,10 +608,15 @@ pub const CrossTarget = struct {
         // If the OS and CPU arch match, the binary can be considered native.
         if (os_match and cpu_arch == Target.current.cpu.arch) {
             // However, we also need to verify that the dynamic linker path is valid.
-            // TODO Until that is implemented, we prevent returning `.native` when the OS is non-native.
             if (self.os_tag == null) {
                 return .native;
             }
+            if (self.dynamic_linker.max_byte) |len| blk: {
+                std.fs.cwd().access(self.dynamic_linker.buffer[0..len + 1], .{}) catch {
+                    break :blk;
+                };
+                return .native;
+            }
         }
 
         // If the OS matches, we can use QEMU to emulate a foreign architecture.
diff --git a/test/stage2/test.zig b/test/stage2/test.zig
index 183555e331..2090c9493e 100644
--- a/test/stage2/test.zig
+++ b/test/stage2/test.zig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const linux_x64 = std.zig.CrossTarget{
 const macosx_x64 = std.zig.CrossTarget{
     .cpu_arch = .x86_64,
     .os_tag = .macos,
+    .dynamic_linker = std.zig.CrossTarget.DynamicLinker.init("/usr/lib/dyld"),
 };
 
 const linux_riscv64 = std.zig.CrossTarget{
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ pub fn addCases(ctx: *TestContext) !void {
     }
 
     {
-        var case = ctx.exe("hello world", macosx_x64);
+        var case = ctx.exe("hello world with updates", macosx_x64);
         case.addError("", &[_][]const u8{":1:1: error: no entry point found"});
 
         // Incorrect return type