diff --git a/src/link/MachO.zig b/src/link/MachO.zig
index 886c3a33e2..d23b696cb8 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO.zig
@@ -2736,14 +2736,15 @@ fn populateMetadata(self: *MachO) !void {
         ));
         const ver = self.base.options.target.os.version_range.semver.min;
         const version = ver.major << 16 | ver.minor << 8 | ver.patch;
+        const is_simulator_abi = self.base.options.target.abi == .simulator;
         var cmd = commands.emptyGenericCommandWithData(macho.build_version_command{
             .cmd = macho.LC_BUILD_VERSION,
             .cmdsize = cmdsize,
             .platform = switch (self.base.options.target.os.tag) {
                 .macos => macho.PLATFORM_MACOS,
-                .ios => macho.PLATFORM_IOSSIMULATOR,
-                .watchos => macho.PLATFORM_WATCHOS,
-                .tvos => macho.PLATFORM_TVOS,
+                .ios => if (is_simulator_abi) macho.PLATFORM_IOSSIMULATOR else macho.PLATFORM_IOS,
+                .watchos => if (is_simulator_abi) macho.PLATFORM_WATCHOSSIMULATOR else macho.PLATFORM_WATCHOS,
+                .tvos => if (is_simulator_abi) macho.PLATFORM_TVOSSIMULATOR else macho.PLATFORM_TVOS,
                 else => unreachable,
             },
             .minos = version,
@@ -4355,14 +4356,15 @@ pub fn populateMissingMetadata(self: *MachO) !void {
         ));
         const ver = self.base.options.target.os.version_range.semver.min;
         const version = ver.major << 16 | ver.minor << 8 | ver.patch;
+        const is_simulator_abi = self.base.options.target.abi == .simulator;
         var cmd = commands.emptyGenericCommandWithData(macho.build_version_command{
             .cmd = macho.LC_BUILD_VERSION,
             .cmdsize = cmdsize,
             .platform = switch (self.base.options.target.os.tag) {
                 .macos => macho.PLATFORM_MACOS,
-                .ios => macho.PLATFORM_IOSSIMULATOR,
-                .watchos => macho.PLATFORM_WATCHOS,
-                .tvos => macho.PLATFORM_TVOS,
+                .ios => if (is_simulator_abi) macho.PLATFORM_IOSSIMULATOR else macho.PLATFORM_IOS,
+                .watchos => if (is_simulator_abi) macho.PLATFORM_WATCHOSSIMULATOR else macho.PLATFORM_WATCHOS,
+                .tvos => if (is_simulator_abi) macho.PLATFORM_TVOSSIMULATOR else macho.PLATFORM_TVOS,
                 else => unreachable,
             },
             .minos = version,
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Dylib.zig b/src/link/MachO/Dylib.zig
index 3dcccf6710..e425d0fc8e 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Dylib.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Dylib.zig
@@ -340,10 +340,16 @@ fn targetToAppleString(allocator: *Allocator, target: std.Target) ![]const u8 {
         .x86_64 => "x86_64",
         else => unreachable,
     };
-    if (target.os.tag == .ios) {
-        return std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}-{s}-simulator", .{ arch, @tagName(target.os.tag) });
+    const os = @tagName(target.os.tag);
+    const abi: ?[]const u8 = switch (target.abi) {
+        .gnu => null,
+        .simulator => "simulator",
+        else => unreachable,
+    };
+    if (abi) |x| {
+        return std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}-{s}-{s}", .{ arch, os, x });
     }
-    return std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}-{s}", .{ arch, @tagName(target.os.tag) });
+    return std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}-{s}", .{ arch, os });
 }
 
 pub fn parseFromStub(self: *Dylib, allocator: *Allocator, target: std.Target, lib_stub: LibStub) !void {