diff --git a/multimedia/ffmpeg-devel/Portfile b/multimedia/ffmpeg-devel/Portfile
index 48eef20caa78c..1f0db9ee37c56 100644
--- a/multimedia/ffmpeg-devel/Portfile
+++ b/multimedia/ffmpeg-devel/Portfile
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ platform darwin {
     # TODO: This is a temporary solution, the classic linker will be removed in a future release by Apple.
     if { ( [vercmp ${xcodeversion} 15 ] >= 0 ) || ( [vercmp ${xcodecltversion} 15 ] >= 0 ) } {
         configure.ldflags-append \
-                    -ld_classic
+                    -Wl,-ld_classic
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/multimedia/ffmpeg/Portfile b/multimedia/ffmpeg/Portfile
index a36bb7928ce37..4582698a071c1 100644
--- a/multimedia/ffmpeg/Portfile
+++ b/multimedia/ffmpeg/Portfile
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ platform darwin {
     # TODO: This is a temporary solution, the classic linker will be removed in a future release by Apple.
     if { ( [vercmp ${xcodeversion} 15 ] >= 0 ) || ( [vercmp ${xcodecltversion} 15 ] >= 0 ) } {
         configure.ldflags-append \
-                    -ld_classic
+                    -Wl,-ld_classic
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/multimedia/ffmpeg6/Portfile b/multimedia/ffmpeg6/Portfile
index 904c20111935b..faeab2364fb1c 100644
--- a/multimedia/ffmpeg6/Portfile
+++ b/multimedia/ffmpeg6/Portfile
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ platform darwin {
     # TODO: This is a temporary solution, the classic linker will be removed in a future release by Apple.
     if { ( [vercmp ${xcodeversion} 15 ] >= 0 ) || ( [vercmp ${xcodecltversion} 15 ] >= 0 ) } {
         configure.ldflags-append \
-                    -ld_classic
+                    -Wl,-ld_classic
     }
 }