diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e30c40c8..530afcf8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "AppleClang|Clang|GNU|Intel" AND NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Haiku")
   if(MI_OPT_ARCH)
-    if(APPLE AND "arm64" IN_LIST CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES)
+    if(APPLE AND CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "AppleClang" AND "arm64" IN_LIST CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES)   # to support multi-arch binaries (#999)
       set(MI_OPT_ARCH_FLAGS "-Xarch_arm64" "-march=armv8.1-a")
     elseif(MI_ARCH STREQUAL "arm64")
       set(MI_OPT_ARCH_FLAGS "-march=armv8.1-a")         # fast atomics