diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a22ed7534..bf5c46b436 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ if(NOT ANDROID)
 endif()
 
 option(USE_SHARED_ENET "Use shared libenet if found rather than Dolphin's soon-to-compatibly-diverge version" OFF)
+option(USE_SHARED_LIBPNG "Use shared libpng if found" ON)
 option(USE_UPNP "Enables UPnP port mapping support" ON)
 option(ENABLE_NOGUI "Enable NoGUI frontend" ON)
 option(ENABLE_QT "Enable Qt (Default)" ON)
@@ -413,6 +414,9 @@ if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Darwin")
   find_library(IOB_LIBRARY IOBluetooth)
   find_library(IOK_LIBRARY IOKit)
   find_library(OPENGL_LIBRARY OpenGL)
+
+  # We don't want to use shared libpng.
+  set(USE_SHARED_LIBPNG OFF)
 endif()
 
 if(ENABLE_LTO)
@@ -786,7 +790,7 @@ else()
   set(LZO lzo2)
 endif()
 
-if(NOT APPLE)
+if(USE_SHARED_LIBPNG)
   check_lib(PNG libpng png png.h QUIET)
 endif()
 if (PNG_FOUND)