diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 8c2c6a70..fc6a4fae 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ ifeq ($(comp),clang)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(os),osx)
-	CXXFLAGS += -arch $(arch)
+	CXXFLAGS += -arch $(arch) -mmacosx-version-min=10.6
 endif
 
 ### 3.3 General linker settings
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ ifneq ($(comp),mingw)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(os),osx)
-	LDFLAGS += -arch $(arch)
+	LDFLAGS += -arch $(arch) -mmacosx-version-min=10.6
 endif
 
 ### 3.4 Debugging