diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
index 53b54048e67..e530684c69a 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ CXXFLAGS := $(ARCHOPTIMIZATION) $(ARCHCXXFLAGS) $(ARCHXXINCLUDES) $(ARCHDEFINES)
 CPPFLAGS := $(ARCHINCLUDES) $(ARCHDEFINES) $(EXTRAFLAGS)
 AFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__
 
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_HOST_MACOS),y)
+  LDLINKFLAGS += -z noexecstack
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_LIBCXX),y)
   ifeq ($(CONFIG_HOST_MACOS),y)
     # macOS uses libc++abi