diff --git a/jdk/make/CompileDemos.gmk b/jdk/make/CompileDemos.gmk
index 90796dd0f1e..73f3edff8a0 100644
--- a/jdk/make/CompileDemos.gmk
+++ b/jdk/make/CompileDemos.gmk
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ define SetupBuildJvmtiDemoBody
 
   ifeq ($$($1_TOOLCHAIN), TOOLCHAIN_LINK_CXX)
     # For C++, we also need some special treatment.
-    $1_LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK)
+    $1_LDFLAGS := $$(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK)
     $1_LIBS := $(LIBCXX)
 
     ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH), sparc)
@@ -324,9 +324,9 @@ define SetupBuildJvmtiDemoBody
       OPTIMIZATION := LOW, \
       CFLAGS := $$($1_CFLAGS_INCLUDE) $$(CFLAGS_JDKLIB) $$(CFLAGS_DEBUG_SYMBOLS), \
       CXXFLAGS := $$($1_CXXFLAGS), \
-      LDFLAGS := $(filter-out -incremental:no -opt:ref, $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB)) \
+      LDFLAGS := $(filter-out -incremental:no -opt:ref, $$(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB)) \
           $$($1_LDFLAGS), \
-      LDFLAGS_macosx := $(call SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN), \
+      LDFLAGS_macosx := $$(call SET_EXECUTABLE_ORIGIN), \
       LIBS := $$($1_LIBS), \
       LIBS_solaris := -lc, \
       VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
diff --git a/jdk/make/launcher/Launcher-java.base.gmk b/jdk/make/launcher/Launcher-java.base.gmk
index abe829ad4d3..4214de4ec22 100644
--- a/jdk/make/launcher/Launcher-java.base.gmk
+++ b/jdk/make/launcher/Launcher-java.base.gmk
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ ifneq ($(BUILD_JEXEC_SRC), )
           $(BUILD_JEXEC_INC), \
       CFLAGS_linux := -fPIC, \
       CFLAGS_solaris := -KPIC, \
-      LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKEXE) \
-          $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME,$(LIBRARY_PREFIX)$(SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX)), \
+      LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKEXE), \
       OBJECT_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/$(MODULE)/jexec_obj, \
       OUTPUT_DIR := $(BUILD_JEXEC_DST_DIR), \
       DEBUG_SYMBOLS := true, \
diff --git a/jdk/make/launcher/Launcher-jdk.pack200.gmk b/jdk/make/launcher/Launcher-jdk.pack200.gmk
index a5506b5fc16..55c03865f71 100644
--- a/jdk/make/launcher/Launcher-jdk.pack200.gmk
+++ b/jdk/make/launcher/Launcher-jdk.pack200.gmk
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation,BUILD_UNPACKEXE, \
     MAPFILE := $(UNPACK_MAPFILE),\
     LDFLAGS := $(UNPACKEXE_ZIPOBJS) \
         $(LDFLAGS_JDKEXE) $(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK) \
-        $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME,$(LIBRARY_PREFIX)unpack$(SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX)) \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LIBS := $(UNPACKEXE_LIBS) $(LIBCXX), \
     LIBS_solaris :=  -lc, \
diff --git a/jdk/make/launcher/LauncherCommon.gmk b/jdk/make/launcher/LauncherCommon.gmk
index 4d8dff00433..aeee54a2d0a 100644
--- a/jdk/make/launcher/LauncherCommon.gmk
+++ b/jdk/make/launcher/LauncherCommon.gmk
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
 
 include NativeCompilation.gmk
 
+# SetupNativeCompilation now supports debug symbols on macosx for hotspot.
+# Disable it here for the jdk binaries until we decide to enable them.
+ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), macosx)
+  ENABLE_DEBUG_SYMBOLS := false
+endif
+
 # Prepare the find cache.
 $(eval $(call FillCacheFind, $(JDK_TOPDIR)/src/java.base/share/native/launcher))
 
@@ -180,15 +186,12 @@ define SetupBuildLauncherBody
       CFLAGS_linux := -fPIC, \
       CFLAGS_solaris := -KPIC -DHAVE_GETHRTIME, \
       CFLAGS_windows := $$($1_CFLAGS_windows), \
-      LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKEXE) \
+      LDFLAGS := $$(LDFLAGS_JDKEXE) \
           $$(ORIGIN_ARG) \
           $$($1_LDFLAGS), \
       LDFLAGS_linux := \
-          $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME,$(LIBRARY_PREFIX)$(SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX)) \
           -L$(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_libs/java.base$(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR)/jli, \
-      LDFLAGS_macosx := $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME,$1), \
       LDFLAGS_solaris := $$($1_LDFLAGS_solaris) \
-          $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME,$(LIBRARY_PREFIX)$(SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX)) \
           -L$(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_libs/java.base$(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR)/jli, \
       MAPFILE := $$($1_MAPFILE), \
       LIBS := $(JDKEXE_LIBS) $$($1_LIBS), \
diff --git a/jdk/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk b/jdk/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
index af85b7e0566..08cd4d774ab 100644
--- a/jdk/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
+++ b/jdk/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation,BUILD_LIBFONTMANAGER, \
     WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS_gcc := false, \
     WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS_solstudio := false, \
     MAPFILE := $(BUILD_LIBFONTMANAGER_MAPFILE), \
-    LDFLAGS := $(subst -Xlinker -z -Xlinker defs,,$(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB)) $(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK) \
+    LDFLAGS := $(subst -Wl$(COMMA)-z$(COMMA)defs,,$(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB)) $(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK) \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LDFLAGS_unix := -L$(INSTALL_LIBRARIES_HERE), \
     LDFLAGS_macosx := -undefined dynamic_lookup, \
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ else # OPENJDK_TARGET_OS not windows
       LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) \
           $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
       LDFLAGS_unix := -L$(INSTALL_LIBRARIES_HERE), \
-      LDFLAGS_macosx := -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker @loader_path, \
+      LDFLAGS_macosx := -Wl$(COMMA)-rpath$(COMMA)@loader_path, \
       LIBS_unix := $(JAWT_LIBS) $(JDKLIB_LIBS), \
       LIBS_solaris := $(X_LIBS) -lXrender, \
       LIBS_macosx := -framework Cocoa, \
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), macosx)
           -I$(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/headers/java.desktop,  \
       LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) \
           $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN) \
-          -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker @loader_path \
+          -Wl$(COMMA)-rpath$(COMMA)@loader_path \
           -L$(INSTALL_LIBRARIES_HERE), \
       LIBS := -lawt -losxapp -lawt_lwawt \
           -framework Cocoa \
diff --git a/jdk/make/lib/Lib-java.instrument.gmk b/jdk/make/lib/Lib-java.instrument.gmk
index 76ff764ed36..834cdc2850d 100644
--- a/jdk/make/lib/Lib-java.instrument.gmk
+++ b/jdk/make/lib/Lib-java.instrument.gmk
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation,BUILD_LIBINSTRUMENT, \
         -L$(call FindLibDirForModule, java.base)/jli, \
     LDFLAGS_solaris := $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN,/jli) \
         -L$(call FindLibDirForModule, java.base)/jli, \
-    LDFLAGS_macosx := -Xlinker -all_load $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/java.base/libjli_static.a, \
+    LDFLAGS_macosx := -Wl$(COMMA)-all_load, \
     LDFLAGS_aix := -L$(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/java.base, \
     LDFLAGS_windows := -export:Agent_OnAttach, \
     LIBS := $(JDKLIB_LIBS), \
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation,BUILD_LIBINSTRUMENT, \
     LIBS_solaris := -ljli $(LIBDL), \
     LIBS_aix := -liconv -ljli_static $(LIBDL), \
     LIBS_macosx := -liconv -framework Cocoa -framework Security \
-        -framework ApplicationServices, \
+        -framework ApplicationServices \
+        $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/java.base/libjli_static.a, \
     LIBS_windows := $(WIN_JAVA_LIB) advapi32.lib \
         $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/native/java.base/jli_static.lib, \
     VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(GLOBAL_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \
diff --git a/jdk/make/lib/LibCommon.gmk b/jdk/make/lib/LibCommon.gmk
index d1bfc4ed3a5..68bdcc0a414 100644
--- a/jdk/make/lib/LibCommon.gmk
+++ b/jdk/make/lib/LibCommon.gmk
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ else
   endif
 endif
 
+# SetupNativeCompilation now supports debug symbols on macosx for hotspot.
+# Disable it here for the jdk libraries until we decide to enable them.
+ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), macosx)
+  ENABLE_DEBUG_SYMBOLS := false
+endif
+
 ################################################################################
 # Find the default set of src dirs for a native library.
 # Param 1 - module name