diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 89e63a65e3..9f7bc3a473 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project(hifi)
 
 if(APPLE)
   set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 10.7)
-  set(CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT macosx10.8)
+  set(CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT macosx)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(space)