diff --git a/tools/cmake/project.cmake b/tools/cmake/project.cmake
index a8f3cea063..6ab459df84 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/project.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/project.cmake
@@ -785,21 +785,6 @@ macro(project project_name)
         target_link_libraries(${project_elf} PRIVATE "-Wl,--start-group")
     endif()
 
-    if(test_components)
-        target_link_libraries(${project_elf} PRIVATE "-Wl,--whole-archive")
-        foreach(test_component ${test_components})
-            if(TARGET ${test_component})
-                target_link_libraries(${project_elf} PRIVATE ${test_component})
-            endif()
-        endforeach()
-        target_link_libraries(${project_elf} PRIVATE "-Wl,--no-whole-archive")
-    endif()
-
-    idf_build_get_property(build_components BUILD_COMPONENT_ALIASES)
-    if(test_components)
-        list(REMOVE_ITEM build_components ${test_components})
-    endif()
-
     if(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_LINUX AND CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
         # Compiling for the host, and the host is macOS, so the linker is Darwin LD.
         # Note, when adding support for Clang and LLD based toolchain this check will
@@ -809,6 +794,29 @@ macro(project project_name)
         set(linker_type "GNU")
     endif()
 
+    if(test_components)
+        if(linker_type STREQUAL "GNU")
+            target_link_libraries(${project_elf} PRIVATE "-Wl,--whole-archive")
+            foreach(test_component ${test_components})
+                if(TARGET ${test_component})
+                    target_link_libraries(${project_elf} PRIVATE ${test_component})
+                endif()
+            endforeach()
+            target_link_libraries(${project_elf} PRIVATE "-Wl,--no-whole-archive")
+        elseif(linker_type STREQUAL "Darwin")
+            foreach(test_component ${test_components})
+                if(TARGET ${test_component})
+                    target_link_libraries(${project_elf} PRIVATE "-Wl,-force_load" ${test_component})
+                endif()
+            endforeach()
+        endif()
+    endif()
+
+    idf_build_get_property(build_components BUILD_COMPONENT_ALIASES)
+    if(test_components)
+        list(REMOVE_ITEM build_components ${test_components})
+    endif()
+
     foreach(build_component ${build_components})
         __component_get_target(build_component_target ${build_component})
         __component_get_property(whole_archive ${build_component_target} WHOLE_ARCHIVE)