diff --git a/lib/std/target.zig b/lib/std/target.zig
index 86aabf4282..1b93c82a76 100644
--- a/lib/std/target.zig
+++ b/lib/std/target.zig
@@ -483,6 +483,16 @@ pub const Target = struct {
                 else => false,
             };
         }
+
+        pub fn floatAbi(abi: Abi) FloatAbi {
+            return switch (abi) {
+                .gnueabihf,
+                .eabihf,
+                .musleabihf,
+                => .hard,
+                else => .soft,
+            };
+        }
     };
 
     pub const ObjectFormat = enum {
@@ -1259,13 +1269,7 @@ pub const Target = struct {
     };
 
     pub fn getFloatAbi(self: Target) FloatAbi {
-        return switch (self.abi) {
-            .gnueabihf,
-            .eabihf,
-            .musleabihf,
-            => .hard,
-            else => .soft,
-        };
+        return self.abi.floatAbi();
     }
 
     pub fn hasDynamicLinker(self: Target) bool {
@@ -1336,12 +1340,12 @@ pub const Target = struct {
         const print = S.print;
         const copy = S.copy;
 
-        if (self.isAndroid()) {
+        if (self.abi == .android) {
             const suffix = if (self.cpu.arch.ptrBitWidth() == 64) "64" else "";
             return print(&result, "/system/bin/linker{}", .{suffix});
         }
 
-        if (self.isMusl()) {
+        if (self.abi.isMusl()) {
             const is_arm = switch (self.cpu.arch) {
                 .arm, .armeb, .thumb, .thumbeb => true,
                 else => false,
@@ -1351,7 +1355,7 @@ pub const Target = struct {
                 .armeb, .thumbeb => "armeb",
                 else => |arch| @tagName(arch),
             };
-            const arch_suffix = if (is_arm and self.getFloatAbi() == .hard) "hf" else "";
+            const arch_suffix = if (is_arm and self.abi.floatAbi() == .hard) "hf" else "";
             return print(&result, "/lib/ld-musl-{}{}.so.1", .{ arch_part, arch_suffix });
         }
 
@@ -1373,7 +1377,7 @@ pub const Target = struct {
                 .armeb,
                 .thumb,
                 .thumbeb,
-                => return copy(&result, switch (self.getFloatAbi()) {
+                => return copy(&result, switch (self.abi.floatAbi()) {
                     .hard => "/lib/ld-linux-armhf.so.3",
                     else => "/lib/ld-linux.so.3",
                 }),
@@ -1444,13 +1448,15 @@ pub const Target = struct {
                 => return result,
             },
 
-            // Operating systems in this list have been verified as not having a standard
-            // dynamic linker path.
-            .freestanding,
             .ios,
             .tvos,
             .watchos,
             .macos,
+            => return copy(&result, "/usr/lib/dyld"),
+
+            // Operating systems in this list have been verified as not having a standard
+            // dynamic linker path.
+            .freestanding,
             .uefi,
             .windows,
             .emscripten,
diff --git a/lib/std/zig/cross_target.zig b/lib/std/zig/cross_target.zig
index 3d39c8338b..2f9446982d 100644
--- a/lib/std/zig/cross_target.zig
+++ b/lib/std/zig/cross_target.zig
@@ -606,12 +606,20 @@ pub const CrossTarget = struct {
         const os_match = os_tag == Target.current.os.tag;
 
         // If the OS and CPU arch match, the binary can be considered native.
+        // TODO additionally match the CPU features. This `getExternalExecutor` function should
+        // be moved to std.Target and match any chosen target against the native target.
         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;
             }
+            // TODO here we call toTarget, a deprecated function, because of the above TODO about moving
+            // this code to std.Target.
+            const opt_dl = self.dynamic_linker.get() orelse self.toTarget().standardDynamicLinkerPath().get();
+            if (opt_dl) |dl| blk: {
+                std.fs.cwd().access(dl, .{}) 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..7e1de126b6 100644
--- a/test/stage2/test.zig
+++ b/test/stage2/test.zig
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ 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
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ pub fn addCases(ctx: *TestContext) !void {
             \\    );
             \\    unreachable;
             \\}
-            ,
+        ,
             "Hello, World!\n",
         );
         // Now change the message only
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ pub fn addCases(ctx: *TestContext) !void {
             \\    );
             \\    unreachable;
             \\}
-            ,
+        ,
             "Hello, World!\n",
         );
         try case.files.append(.{