diff --git a/toolchain/apple/toolchain.gni b/toolchain/apple/toolchain.gni
index dd2722015..122773617 100644
--- a/toolchain/apple/toolchain.gni
+++ b/toolchain/apple/toolchain.gni
@@ -528,11 +528,11 @@ template("single_apple_toolchain") {
 
         # Apple's libtool fails if the response file is empty (e.g., for empty targets).
         # We work around this by writing a dummy archive with the ar magic number.
-        command = "rm -f {{output}} && if [ -s \"$rspfile\" ]; then TOOL_VERSION=${tool_versions.filter_libtool} $python_path $script $libtool -static -D {{arflags}} -o {{output}} @$rspfile; else printf '!<arch>\n' > {{output}}; fi"
+        command = "rm -f {{output}} && if [ -s \"$rspfile\" ]; then TOOL_VERSION=${tool_versions.filter_libtool} $python_path $script $libtool -static {{arflags}} -o {{output}} @$rspfile; else printf '!<arch>\n' > {{output}}; fi"
         description = "LIBTOOL-STATIC {{output}}"
       } else {
         ar = "${prefix}llvm-ar"
-        command = "\"$ar\" {{arflags}} -r -c -s -D {{output}} @$rspfile"
+        command = "\"$ar\" {{arflags}} -r -c -s {{output}} @$rspfile"
 
         # Remove the output file first so that ar doesn't try to modify the
         # existing file.