diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/config.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/config.go
index 149ceae3798..72122a7b44f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/config.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/config.go
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ func NewConfig(arch string, fe Frontend, ctxt *obj.Link, optimize bool) *Config
 		c.fpRegMask = fpRegMaskARM64
 		c.FPReg = framepointerRegARM64
 		c.hasGReg = true
+		c.noDuffDevice = obj.Getgoos() == "darwin" // darwin linker cannot handle BR26 reloc with non-zero addend
 	case "ppc64le":
 		c.IntSize = 8
 		c.PtrSize = 8