diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 88bca2e1f9f..a4b186cad2f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -140,9 +140,10 @@ foreach(lang ASM C CXX OBJC OBJCXX)
     unset(CMAKE_${lang}_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET_FLAG)
     unset(CMAKE_${lang}_SYSROOT_FLAG)
     if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES Darwin)
-        ## MacOS Workaround. Don't generate install_name flag when cross compiling
+        ## macOS workaround. Use GNU ld flags for SONAMEs.
         set(CMAKE_${lang}_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY
-            "<CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER> <LANGUAGE_COMPILE_FLAGS> <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> -o <TARGET> <OBJECTS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
+            "<CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER> <LANGUAGE_COMPILE_FLAGS> <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <SONAME_FLAG><TARGET_SONAME> -o <TARGET> <OBJECTS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
+        set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SONAME_${lang}_FLAG "-Wl,-soname,")
     endif()
 endforeach()