diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e984b2bda..aaf0fb1cc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ libeepp.a: $(FOBJHELPERS) $(FOBJMODULES)
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(LIBNAME) $(FOBJHELPERS) $(FOBJMODULES)
 
 $(DYLIB): $(FOBJHELPERS) $(FOBJMODULES)
-	$(CPP) $(LDFLAGS) -Wl,-soname,$(LIB).$(VERSION) -o $(LIBNAME) $(FOBJHELPERS) $(FOBJMODULES) $(LIBS)
+	$(CPP) $(LDFLAGS) $(DYLIB_EXTRA) -o $(LIBNAME) $(FOBJHELPERS) $(FOBJMODULES) $(LIBS)
 
 os:
 	@echo $(BUILD_OS)
diff --git a/Makefile.base b/Makefile.base
index 7af23917c..246e978ee 100644
--- a/Makefile.base
+++ b/Makefile.base
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(findstring cygwin,$(BUILD_OS)))
 	OSLIBEXTENSION		= dll
 else
-	OSLIBEXTENSION		= so
+	ifneq ($(BUILD_OS), darwin)
+		OSLIBEXTENSION		= so
+	else
+		OSLIBEXTENSION		= dylib
+	endif
 endif
 
 SDLCONFIGPATH		= 
@@ -500,3 +504,9 @@ endif
 
 FOBJHELPERS			= $(patsubst ./%, $(OBJDIR)%, $(OBJHELPERS) )
 FOBJMODULES			= $(patsubst ./%, $(OBJDIR)%, $(OBJMODULES) )
+
+ifneq ($(BUILD_OS), darwin)
+	DYLIB_EXTRA = -Wl,-soname,$(LIB).$(VERSION)
+else
+	DYLIB_EXTRA = -Wl
+endif