diff --git rpython/translator/platform/darwin.py rpython/translator/platform/darwin.py
--- rpython/translator/platform/darwin.py
+++ rpython/translator/platform/darwin.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import os
 # Bumped to 10.9 2021-11-22 to match CPython,
 # see https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/42205ee51
 #
-DARWIN_VERSION_MIN = '-mmacosx-version-min=10.9'
+DARWIN_VERSION_MIN = ''
 
 class Darwin(posix.BasePosix):
     name = "darwin"
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class Darwin(posix.BasePosix):
               DARWIN_VERSION_MIN,)
 
     so_ext = 'dylib'
-    DEFAULT_CC = 'clang'
     rpath_flags = ['-Wl,-rpath', '-Wl,@executable_path/']
 
     def get_multiarch(self):
