diff --git a/gitstatus/gitstatus.plugin.zsh b/gitstatus/gitstatus.plugin.zsh
index e6dcb5a0..cb2f1fd8 100644
--- a/gitstatus/gitstatus.plugin.zsh
+++ b/gitstatus/gitstatus.plugin.zsh
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ function gitstatus_start() {
     [[ $os != Linux || $(uname -o) != Android ]] || os=Android
     local arch && arch=$(uname -m) && [[ -n $arch ]]
     local ldd_v && (( $+commands[ldd] )) && ldd_v=$(command ldd --version 2>/dev/null) || true
-    local linkage && [[ ${(L)ldd_v} == (*glibc*|*gnu\ libc*) ]] || linkage=-static
+    local linkage && [[ $os != Linux || ${(L)ldd_v} == (*glibc*|*gnu\ libc*) ]] || linkage=-static
 
     local daemon=${GITSTATUS_DAEMON:-$dir/bin/gitstatusd-${os:l}-${arch:l}${linkage}}
     [[ -f $daemon ]]