diff --git a/libretro/Makefile b/libretro/Makefile
index 9d94c537..c8d37c76 100644
--- a/libretro/Makefile
+++ b/libretro/Makefile
@@ -89,9 +89,12 @@ else ifeq ($(platform), osx)
    ifeq ($(arch),ppc)
       CXXFLAGS += -DBLARGG_BIG_ENDIAN=1 -D__ppc__
    endif
-   OSXVER = `sw_vers -productVersion | cut -d. -f 2`
-   OSX_LT_MAVERICKS = `(( $(OSXVER) <= 9)) && echo "YES"`
-   fpic += -mmacosx-version-min=10.1
+   OSXVER = $(shell sw_vers -productVersion | cut -d. -f 2)
+   OSX_GT_MOJAVE = $(shell (( $(OSXVER) >= 14)) && echo "YES")
+   ifneq ($(OSX_GT_MOJAVE),YES)
+	#this breaks compiling on Mac OS Mojave
+      fpic += -mmacosx-version-min=10.1
+   endif
 
 # Nintendo Switch (libnx)
 else ifeq ($(platform), libnx)