diff --git a/examples/C/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/C/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e18c0c6c56422533becd03c55a45a9da284dab7..f77188f63ecdb26685dd409918a4055b75ff193a 100644
--- a/examples/C/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/C/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,18 +18,25 @@ target_include_directories(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../../kleidicv/include
 )
 
-# Trying to link without the C++ runtime. Should work in case of gcc and clang.
-list(REMOVE_ITEM CMAKE_CXX_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES stdc++ c++)
-set_target_properties(
-  kleidicv-c-example
-  PROPERTIES
-  LINKER_LANGUAGE "C"
-)
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
+  # Trying to link without the C++ runtime. Should work in case of gcc and clang.
+  list(REMOVE_ITEM CMAKE_CXX_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES stdc++ c++)
+  set_target_properties(
+    kleidicv-c-example
+    PROPERTIES
+    LINKER_LANGUAGE "C"
+  )
 
-# Linking the whole KleidiCV library to check whether any cpp runtime feature is used.
-target_link_libraries(
-  kleidicv-c-example
-  -Wl,--whole-archive
-  kleidicv
-  -Wl,--no-whole-archive
-)
+  # Linking the whole KleidiCV library to check whether any cpp runtime feature is used.
+  target_link_libraries(
+    kleidicv-c-example
+    -Wl,--whole-archive
+    kleidicv
+    -Wl,--no-whole-archive
+  )
+else()
+  target_link_libraries(
+    kleidicv-c-example
+    kleidicv
+  )
+endif()