diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8ab5c3f99..8bdd9d32a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -316,6 +316,12 @@ LIBS="$base_LIBS"
 
 dnl check for OpenAL libraries
 case "${host}" in
+*-apple-darwin*)
+    dnl Mac OS X
+
+    LIBS="$LIBS -framework IOKit -framework OpenAL"
+    ;;
+
 *)
     dnl default unix style machines