diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
index ccc197f2fbe9..d22a3f15325d 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
@@ -1156,6 +1156,10 @@ def get_linker_always_args(self):
             return basic + ['-Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names']
         return basic
 
+    def get_symbol_export_file_args(self, path):
+        if self.compiler_type.is_osx_compiler:
+            return ['-Wl,-exported_symbols_list', path]
+        return ['-Wl,--version-script=' + path]
 
 class ArmclangCCompiler(ArmclangCompiler, CCompiler):
     def __init__(self, exelist, version, compiler_type, is_cross, exe_wrapper=None, **kwargs):
diff --git a/test cases/common/211 version file/bob-clang.map b/test cases/common/211 version file/bob-clang.map
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b9dfb800ab4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/211 version file/bob-clang.map	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+_bobMcBob
diff --git a/test cases/common/211 version file/bob-clang.map.in b/test cases/common/211 version file/bob-clang.map.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..47a3d1d60b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/211 version file/bob-clang.map.in	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+_@in@
diff --git a/test cases/common/211 version file/meson.build b/test cases/common/211 version file/meson.build
index 7986034536cb..26d2a6a2c9b7 100644
--- a/test cases/common/211 version file/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/common/211 version file/meson.build	
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
   suffix = '.sym'
 else
-  suffix = '.map'
+  suffix = host_machine.system() == 'darwin' ? '-clang.map' : '.map'
 endif
 
 mapfile = 'bob' + suffix
diff --git a/test cases/common/211 version file/sub/foo-clang.map b/test cases/common/211 version file/sub/foo-clang.map
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b9dfb800ab4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/211 version file/sub/foo-clang.map	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+_bobMcBob