diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8d9addeb58..46e7f2b75c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(X11_FOUND)
-check_lib(XRANDR Xrandr)
+	check_lib(XRANDR Xrandr)
 endif()
 if(XRANDR_FOUND)
 	add_definitions(-DHAVE_XRANDR=1)
@@ -358,23 +358,27 @@ include_directories(Source/Core/VideoUICommon/Src)
 add_subdirectory(Externals/Bochs_disasm)
 include_directories(Externals/Bochs_disasm)
 
-check_lib(LZO lzo2 lzo/lzo1x.h QUIET)
+if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+	check_lib(LZO lzo2 lzo/lzo1x.h QUIET)
+endif()
 if(LZO_FOUND)
 	message("Using shared lzo")
 else()
-	message("Shared lzo not found, falling back to the static library")
+	message("Using static lzo from Externals")
 	add_subdirectory(Externals/LZO)
 	include_directories(Externals/LZO)
 	set(LZO lzo2)
 endif()
 
-include(FindSDL OPTIONAL)
+if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+	include(FindSDL OPTIONAL)
+endif()
 if(SDL_FOUND)
 	message("Using shared SDL")
 	include_directories(${SDL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 else(SDL_FOUND)
 	# TODO: Use the prebuilt one on Windows
-	message("Shared SDL not found, falling back to the static library")
+	message("Using static SDL from Externals")
 	include_directories(Externals/SDL Externals/SDL/include)
 	add_subdirectory(Externals/SDL)
 endif(SDL_FOUND)
@@ -382,20 +386,24 @@ endif(SDL_FOUND)
 set(SFML_FIND_VERSION TRUE)
 set(SFML_FIND_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(SFML_FIND_VERSION_MINOR 5)
-include(FindSFML OPTIONAL)
+if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+	include(FindSFML OPTIONAL)
+endif()
 if(SFML_FOUND AND NOT SFML_VERSION_MAJOR) # SFML 1.x doesn't define SFML_VERSION_MAJOR
        message("Using shared SFML")
 else()
-       message("Shared SFML < 2.0 not found, falling back to the static library")
+       message("Using static SFML ${SFML_FIND_VERSION_MAJOR}.${SFML_FIND_VERSION_MINOR} from Externals")
        add_subdirectory(Externals/SFML)
        include_directories(Externals/SFML/include)
 endif()
 
-check_lib(SOIL SOIL SOIL/SOIL.h QUIET)
+if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+	check_lib(SOIL SOIL SOIL/SOIL.h QUIET)
+endif()
 if(SOIL_FOUND)
 	message("Using shared SOIL")
 else()
-	message("Shared SOIL not found, falling back to the static library")
+	message("Using static SOIL from Externals")
 	add_subdirectory(Externals/SOIL)
 	include_directories(Externals/SOIL)
 endif()
@@ -419,16 +427,20 @@ if(WIN32)
 	find_library(GLEW glew32s PATHS Externals/GLew)
 	include_directories(Externals/GLew/include)
 else()
-	check_lib(GLEW GLEW GL/glew.h)
+	if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+		check_lib(GLEW GLEW GL/glew.h)
+	endif()
 	if(NOT GLEW_FOUND)
-		message("Shared GLEW not found, falling back to the static library")
+		message("Using static GLEW from Externals")
 		add_subdirectory(Externals/GLew)
 		include_directories(Externals/GLew/include)
 	endif(NOT GLEW_FOUND)
 
-	check_lib(CG Cg Cg/cg.h)
+	if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+		check_lib(CG Cg Cg/cg.h)
+	endif()
 	if(NOT CG_FOUND)
-		message("Shared Cg not found, falling back to the static library")
+		message("Using static Cg from Externals")
 		include_directories(Externals)
 	endif(NOT CG_FOUND)
 	check_lib(CGGL CgGL Cg/cgGL.h)
@@ -444,8 +456,10 @@ endif()
 
 option(DISABLE_WX "Disable wxWidgets (use CLI interface)" OFF)
 if(NOT DISABLE_WX)
-	include(FindwxWidgets OPTIONAL)
-	FIND_PACKAGE(wxWidgets COMPONENTS core aui adv)
+	if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+		include(FindwxWidgets OPTIONAL)
+		FIND_PACKAGE(wxWidgets COMPONENTS core aui adv)
+	endif()
 
 	if(wxWidgets_FOUND)
 		EXECUTE_PROCESS(
@@ -491,7 +505,7 @@ if(NOT DISABLE_WX)
 		if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
 			message(FATAL_ERROR "wxWidgets not found.  It is required to build the GUI")
 		endif()
-		message("Shared wxWidgets not found, falling back to the static library")
+		message("Using static wxWidgets from Externals")
 		if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
 			add_definitions(-D__WXOSX_COCOA__)
 			include_directories(Externals/wxWidgets3)