diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformat.qbs b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformat.qbs
index aab84409abd..f7d60ad73d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformat.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformat.qbs
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ QtcPlugin {
                && (!qbs.targetOS.contains("windows") || libclang.llvmBuildModeMatches)
 
     cpp.cxxFlags: base.concat(libclang.llvmToolingCxxFlags)
-    cpp.linkerFlags: base.concat(["--exclude-libs", "ALL"])
+    cpp.linkerFlags: {
+        var flags = base;
+        if (qbs.targetOS.contains("unix") && !qbs.targetOS.contains("macos"))
+            flags.push("--exclude-libs", "ALL");
+        return flags;
+    }
     cpp.includePaths: base.concat(libclang.llvmIncludeDir)
     cpp.libraryPaths: base.concat(libclang.llvmLibDir)
     cpp.dynamicLibraries: base.concat(libclang.llvmFormattingLibs)