diff --git a/cmake/Dependencies.cmake b/cmake/Dependencies.cmake
index a721dc75..953d82dd 100644
--- a/cmake/Dependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Dependencies.cmake
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if((NOT ENABLE_SDL3) AND CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE MATCHES "vcpkg")
 endif()
 
 if(ENABLE_SDL3)
-    if(UNIX)
+    if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
         set(VBAM_SDL_LIBS "${SDL3_LIBRARIES}")
     else()
         if(VBAM_STATIC)
diff --git a/cmake/Options.cmake b/cmake/Options.cmake
index 8f013988..888fc34a 100644
--- a/cmake/Options.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Options.cmake
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ endif()
 
 find_package(PkgConfig)
 
-if(UNIX)
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
     pkg_check_modules(SDL3 sdl3 QUIET)
 else()
     find_package(SDL3 QUIET)