diff --git a/acsm_compiler_flags.m4 b/acsm_compiler_flags.m4
index dc075fb..b6b5202 100644
--- a/acsm_compiler_flags.m4
+++ b/acsm_compiler_flags.m4
@@ -585,6 +585,27 @@ AC_DEFUN([ACSM_SET_CXX_FLAGS],
                        ],
 
             [clang], [
+                       dnl On Darwin with clang + gfortran, we get very many warnings for compact unwinding issues
+                       dnl We deliberately keep relying on the less performant dwarf unwinding until the over-production of warnings is solved.
+                       old_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+                       LDFLAGS+=" -Wl,-femit-dwarf-unwind=no_compact_unwind"
+                       AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+                           #include <iostream>
+                           void main(int argc, char **argv)
+                           {
+                             std::cout << "Hello World!" << std::endl;
+                           }
+                       ]])],
+                        [
+                          AC_MSG_RESULT(<<<Disabling compact unwinding, retaining dwarf unwinding for gfortran compatibility>>>)
+                          ACSM_LDFLAGS+=" -Wl,-femit-dwarf-unwind=no_compact_unwind"
+                        ],[
+                          dnl Failed to link with new flags, do not add them
+                       ])
+                       dnl Reset to old flags in case for any potential other test
+                       LDFLAGS="$old_LDFLAGS"
+
+
                        ACSM_CXXFLAGS_OPT="$ACSM_CXXFLAGS_OPT -O2 -felide-constructors -Qunused-arguments -Wunused-parameter -Wunused"
                        dnl devel flags are added on two lines since there are so many
                        ACSM_CXXFLAGS_DEVEL="$ACSM_CXXFLAGS_DEVEL -O2 -felide-constructors -g -pedantic -W -Wall -Wextra -Wno-long-long"