diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 184f937b1..8ff4a41f6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 
+if(APPLE)
+  set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "10.4" CACHE STRING "Minimum OS X deployment version")
+endif()
+
 project(pd C CXX)
 
 include(TargetArch)