diff --git a/Doc/using/configure.rst b/Doc/using/configure.rst
index c37540c7e031d6..177f25f318bbf6 100644
--- a/Doc/using/configure.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/configure.rst
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ recommended for best performance.
 
    Enable Link Time Optimization (LTO) in any build (disabled by default).
 
-   The C compiler Clang requires ``llvm-ar`` for LTO, as well as an LTO-aware
-   linker (``ld.gold`` or ``lld``).
+   The C compiler Clang requires ``llvm-ar`` for LTO (``ar`` on macOS), as well
+   as an LTO-aware linker (``ld.gold`` or ``lld``).
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.6