diff --git a/Library/ENV/4.3/cc b/Library/ENV/4.3/cc
index ccf07278b8..f9f5e61d20 100755
--- a/Library/ENV/4.3/cc
+++ b/Library/ENV/4.3/cc
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ class Cmd
            %r{^-[IL]/opt/local}, %r{^-[IL]/sw},    # no macports/fink
            %r{^-[IL]/usr/X11}, %r{^-[IL]/opt/X11}, # we add X11 ourselves
            '-pedantic', '-pedantic-errors'
+      when /^-fopenmp/
+        # remove this arg: it fails the build with:
+        #   ld: library not found for -lgomp
       when /^-W.*/
         args << arg if arg =~ /^-Wl,/
       when '-macosx_version_min', '-dylib_install_name'