diff --git a/test/link.zig b/test/link.zig
index a8cdfe19ad..259166f0e0 100644
--- a/test/link.zig
+++ b/test/link.zig
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ pub const cases = [_]Case{
         .build_root = "test/link/macho/linksection",
         .import = @import("link/macho/linksection/build.zig"),
     },
-    .{
-        .build_root = "test/link/macho/needed_framework",
-        .import = @import("link/macho/needed_framework/build.zig"),
-    },
     .{
         .build_root = "test/link/macho/needed_library",
         .import = @import("link/macho/needed_library/build.zig"),
diff --git a/test/link/elf.zig b/test/link/elf.zig
index 1f5c1978ce..8c02128521 100644
--- a/test/link/elf.zig
+++ b/test/link/elf.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 //! Currently, we support linking x86_64 Linux, but in the future we
 //! will progressively relax those to exercise more combinations.
 
-pub fn testAll(b: *Build) *Step {
+pub fn testAll(b: *Build, build_opts: BuildOptions) *Step {
+    _ = build_opts;
     const elf_step = b.step("test-elf", "Run ELF tests");
 
     const default_target = b.resolveTargetQuery(.{
@@ -3901,6 +3902,7 @@ const link = @import("link.zig");
 const std = @import("std");
 
 const Build = std.Build;
+const BuildOptions = link.BuildOptions;
 const Options = link.Options;
 const Step = Build.Step;
 const WriteFile = Step.WriteFile;
diff --git a/test/link/link.zig b/test/link/link.zig
index ccce03bb0b..c17f8b0b5a 100644
--- a/test/link/link.zig
+++ b/test/link/link.zig
@@ -2,10 +2,26 @@ pub fn build(b: *Build) void {
     const test_step = b.step("test-link", "Run link tests");
     b.default_step = test_step;
 
-    test_step.dependOn(@import("elf.zig").testAll(b));
-    test_step.dependOn(@import("macho.zig").testAll(b));
+    const has_macos_sdk = b.option(bool, "has_macos_sdk", "whether the host provides a macOS SDK in system path");
+    const has_ios_sdk = b.option(bool, "has_ios_sdk", "whether the host provides a iOS SDK in system path");
+    const has_symlinks_windows = b.option(bool, "has_symlinks_windows", "whether the host is windows and has symlinks enabled");
+
+    const build_opts: BuildOptions = .{
+        .has_macos_sdk = has_macos_sdk orelse false,
+        .has_ios_sdk = has_ios_sdk orelse false,
+        .has_symlinks_windows = has_symlinks_windows orelse false,
+    };
+
+    test_step.dependOn(@import("elf.zig").testAll(b, build_opts));
+    test_step.dependOn(@import("macho.zig").testAll(b, build_opts));
 }
 
+pub const BuildOptions = struct {
+    has_macos_sdk: bool,
+    has_ios_sdk: bool,
+    has_symlinks_windows: bool,
+};
+
 pub const Options = struct {
     target: std.Build.ResolvedTarget,
     optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode = .Debug,
diff --git a/test/link/macho.zig b/test/link/macho.zig
index cc5bc7878e..b9e5ee4349 100644
--- a/test/link/macho.zig
+++ b/test/link/macho.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Here we test our MachO linker for correctness and functionality.
 //! TODO migrate standalone tests from test/link/macho/* to here.
 
-pub fn testAll(b: *std.Build) *Step {
+pub fn testAll(b: *std.Build, build_opts: BuildOptions) *Step {
     const macho_step = b.step("test-macho", "Run MachO tests");
 
     const default_target = b.resolveTargetQuery(.{
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ pub fn testAll(b: *std.Build) *Step {
     macho_step.dependOn(testSectionBoundarySymbols(b, .{ .target = default_target }));
     macho_step.dependOn(testSegmentBoundarySymbols(b, .{ .target = default_target }));
 
+    // Tests requiring presence of macOS SDK in system path
+    if (build_opts.has_macos_sdk and build_opts.has_symlinks_windows) {
+        macho_step.dependOn(testNeededFramework(b, .{ .target = b.host }));
+    }
+
     return macho_step;
 }
 
@@ -151,6 +156,26 @@ fn testEntryPointDylib(b: *std.Build, opts: Options) *Step {
     return test_step;
 }
 
+fn testNeededFramework(b: *std.Build, opts: Options) *Step {
+    const test_step = addTestStep(b, "macho-needed-framework", opts);
+
+    const exe = addExecutable(b, opts, .{ .name = "main", .c_source_bytes = "int main() { return 0; }" });
+    exe.linkFrameworkNeeded("Cocoa");
+    exe.dead_strip_dylibs = true;
+
+    const check = exe.checkObject();
+    check.checkInHeaders();
+    check.checkExact("cmd LOAD_DYLIB");
+    check.checkContains("Cocoa");
+    test_step.dependOn(&check.step);
+
+    const run = addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run.expectExitCode(0);
+    test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
+
+    return test_step;
+}
+
 fn testSectionBoundarySymbols(b: *std.Build, opts: Options) *Step {
     const test_step = addTestStep(b, "macho-section-boundary-symbols", opts);
 
@@ -311,5 +336,6 @@ const addSharedLibrary = link.addSharedLibrary;
 const expectLinkErrors = link.expectLinkErrors;
 const link = @import("link.zig");
 const std = @import("std");
+const BuildOptions = link.BuildOptions;
 const Options = link.Options;
 const Step = std.Build.Step;
diff --git a/test/link/macho/needed_framework/build.zig b/test/link/macho/needed_framework/build.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 83a3e75e2d..0000000000
--- a/test/link/macho/needed_framework/build.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-
-pub const requires_symlinks = true;
-pub const requires_macos_sdk = true;
-
-pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
-    const test_step = b.step("test", "Test it");
-    b.default_step = test_step;
-
-    add(b, test_step, .Debug);
-    add(b, test_step, .ReleaseFast);
-    add(b, test_step, .ReleaseSmall);
-    add(b, test_step, .ReleaseSafe);
-}
-
-fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode) void {
-    // -dead_strip_dylibs
-    // -needed_framework Cocoa
-    const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
-        .name = "test",
-        .optimize = optimize,
-        .target = b.host,
-    });
-    exe.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = .{ .path = "main.c" }, .flags = &[0][]const u8{} });
-    exe.linkLibC();
-    exe.linkFrameworkNeeded("Cocoa");
-    exe.dead_strip_dylibs = true;
-
-    const check = exe.checkObject();
-    check.checkInHeaders();
-    check.checkExact("cmd LOAD_DYLIB");
-    check.checkContains("Cocoa");
-    test_step.dependOn(&check.step);
-
-    const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
-    test_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
-}
diff --git a/test/link/macho/needed_framework/main.c b/test/link/macho/needed_framework/main.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ca68d24cc7..0000000000
--- a/test/link/macho/needed_framework/main.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-  return 0;
-}
diff --git a/test/tests.zig b/test/tests.zig
index b2fb1e4bca..9dcc77b141 100644
--- a/test/tests.zig
+++ b/test/tests.zig
@@ -750,26 +750,39 @@ pub fn addLinkTests(
     const omit_symlinks = builtin.os.tag == .windows and !enable_symlinks_windows;
 
     inline for (link.cases) |case| {
-        const requires_stage2 = @hasDecl(case.import, "requires_stage2") and
-            case.import.requires_stage2;
-        const requires_symlinks = @hasDecl(case.import, "requires_symlinks") and
-            case.import.requires_symlinks;
-        const requires_macos_sdk = @hasDecl(case.import, "requires_macos_sdk") and
-            case.import.requires_macos_sdk;
-        const requires_ios_sdk = @hasDecl(case.import, "requires_ios_sdk") and
-            case.import.requires_ios_sdk;
-        const bad =
-            (requires_stage2 and omit_stage2) or
-            (requires_symlinks and omit_symlinks) or
-            (requires_macos_sdk and !enable_macos_sdk) or
-            (requires_ios_sdk and !enable_ios_sdk);
-        if (!bad) {
-            const dep = b.anonymousDependency(case.build_root, case.import, .{});
+        if (mem.eql(u8, @typeName(case.import), "test.link.link")) {
+            const dep = b.anonymousDependency(case.build_root, case.import, .{
+                .has_macos_sdk = enable_macos_sdk,
+                .has_ios_sdk = enable_ios_sdk,
+                .has_symlinks_windows = !omit_symlinks,
+            });
             const dep_step = dep.builder.default_step;
             assert(mem.startsWith(u8, dep.builder.dep_prefix, "test."));
             const dep_prefix_adjusted = dep.builder.dep_prefix["test.".len..];
             dep_step.name = b.fmt("{s}{s}", .{ dep_prefix_adjusted, dep_step.name });
             step.dependOn(dep_step);
+        } else {
+            const requires_stage2 = @hasDecl(case.import, "requires_stage2") and
+                case.import.requires_stage2;
+            const requires_symlinks = @hasDecl(case.import, "requires_symlinks") and
+                case.import.requires_symlinks;
+            const requires_macos_sdk = @hasDecl(case.import, "requires_macos_sdk") and
+                case.import.requires_macos_sdk;
+            const requires_ios_sdk = @hasDecl(case.import, "requires_ios_sdk") and
+                case.import.requires_ios_sdk;
+            const bad =
+                (requires_stage2 and omit_stage2) or
+                (requires_symlinks and omit_symlinks) or
+                (requires_macos_sdk and !enable_macos_sdk) or
+                (requires_ios_sdk and !enable_ios_sdk);
+            if (!bad) {
+                const dep = b.anonymousDependency(case.build_root, case.import, .{});
+                const dep_step = dep.builder.default_step;
+                assert(mem.startsWith(u8, dep.builder.dep_prefix, "test."));
+                const dep_prefix_adjusted = dep.builder.dep_prefix["test.".len..];
+                dep_step.name = b.fmt("{s}{s}", .{ dep_prefix_adjusted, dep_step.name });
+                step.dependOn(dep_step);
+            }
         }
     }