diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 13f498182bf468387bf5e464d1298053fc1f263a..a1a5dfe111f3523d198ea93e7b62a21297e7b341 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ if env['platform'] == '':
 if env['platform'] == "osx":
     env['target_path'] += 'osx/'
     cpp_library += '.osx'
+    env.Append(CPPDEFINES=['__MACOSX_CORE__'])
+    env.Append(CXXFLAGS=['-std=c++17', '-framework CoreAudio', '-framework CoreFoundation'])
     if env['target'] in ('debug', 'd'):
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g', '-O2', '-arch', 'x86_64'])
-        env.Append(CXXFLAGS=['-std=c++17'])
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-arch', 'x86_64'])
     else:
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g', '-O3', '-arch', 'x86_64'])
-        env.Append(CXXFLAGS=['-std=c++17'])
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-arch', 'x86_64'])
 
 elif env['platform'] in ('x11', 'linux'):