diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 753bbfb4015..903e497b776 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2162,10 +2162,10 @@ ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/gpr.$(SHARED_EXT)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgpr-imp.a
 else
-ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT)"
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/lib
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT)
+ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) ln -sf libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgpr.so
 endif
 endif
@@ -2175,10 +2175,10 @@ ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/grpc.$(SHARED_EXT)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc-imp.a
 else
-ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT)"
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/lib
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT)
+ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) ln -sf libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc.so
 endif
 endif
@@ -2188,10 +2188,10 @@ ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/grpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_unsecure-imp.a
 else
-ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing libgrpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT)"
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/lib
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT)
+ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) ln -sf libgrpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_unsecure.so
 endif
 endif
@@ -2209,10 +2209,10 @@ ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/grpc++.$(SHARED_EXT)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++-imp.a
 else
-ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT)"
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/lib
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT)
+ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) ln -sf libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++.so
 endif
 endif
@@ -2222,10 +2222,10 @@ ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/grpc++_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_unsecure-imp.a
 else
-ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing libgrpc++_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT)"
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/lib
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT)
+ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) ln -sf libgrpc++_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_unsecure.so
 endif
 endif
@@ -2243,10 +2243,10 @@ ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_csharp_ext.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/grpc_csharp_ext.$(SHARED_EXT)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_csharp_ext-imp.a
 else
-ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing libgrpc_csharp_ext.$(SHARED_EXT)"
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/lib
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_csharp_ext.$(SHARED_EXT)
+ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) ln -sf libgrpc_csharp_ext.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_csharp_ext.so
 endif
 endif
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgpr.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(LDLIBS)
 	$(Q) ln -sf libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.so.0
@@ -2777,7 +2777,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LIBDIR
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) -lgpr
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) -lgpr
 else
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) -lgpr
 	$(Q) ln -sf libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.so.0
@@ -3117,7 +3117,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name libgrpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr
 else
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_unsecure.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr
 	$(Q) ln -sf libgrpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.so.0
@@ -3367,7 +3367,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LI
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc
 else
 	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc
 	$(Q) ln -sf libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.so.0
@@ -3572,7 +3572,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name libgrpc++_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure
 else
 	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_unsecure.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure
 	$(Q) ln -sf libgrpc++_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure.so.0
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr -lgrpc
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name libgrpc_csharp_ext.$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr -lgrpc
 else
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr -lgrpc
 	$(Q) ln -sf libgrpc_csharp_ext.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.0
diff --git a/templates/Makefile.template b/templates/Makefile.template
index d6c80a5c14b..848ee87bbc0 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.template
+++ b/templates/Makefile.template
@@ -926,10 +926,10 @@ ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/${lib.name}.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/${lib.name}.$(SHARED_EXT)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/lib${lib.name}-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/lib${lib.name}-imp.a
 else
-ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing lib${lib.name}.$(SHARED_EXT)"
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/lib
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/lib${lib.name}.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/lib${lib.name}.$(SHARED_EXT)
+ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) ln -sf lib${lib.name}.$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/lib${lib.name}.so
 endif
 endif
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ ${out_libbase}.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIB${lib.name.upper()}_OBJS) ${lib_deps}
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ${ld} $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -dynamiclib -o ${out_libbase}.$(SHARED_EXT) ${common}${libs}
+	$(Q) ${ld} $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name lib${lib.name}.$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o ${out_libbase}.$(SHARED_EXT) ${common}${libs}
 else
 	$(Q) ${ld} $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,lib${lib.name}.so.${settings.version.major} -o ${out_libbase}.$(SHARED_EXT) ${common}${libs}
 	$(Q) ln -sf lib${lib.name}.$(SHARED_EXT) ${out_libbase}.so.${settings.version.major}