diff --git a/src/wx/openal.cpp b/src/wx/openal.cpp
index 35ecc72e..a3a08da4 100644
--- a/src/wx/openal.cpp
+++ b/src/wx/openal.cpp
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ bool OpenAL::LoadOAL()
 #else
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
         // on macosx, it's just plain OpenAL
-        !Lib.Load(wxT("OpenAL"), wxDL_NOW | wxDL_VERBATIM) &&
+        !Lib.Load(wxT("/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenAL.framework/Versions/A/OpenAL"), wxDL_NOW | wxDL_VERBATIM) &&
 #endif
 #endif
         // on linux, it's libopenal.so
diff --git a/src/wx/opts.cpp b/src/wx/opts.cpp
index 7d73817c..d2a06312 100644
--- a/src/wx/opts.cpp
+++ b/src/wx/opts.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ opts_t::opts_t()
     frameSkip = -1;
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
     audio_api = AUD_DIRECTSOUND;
+#else
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    audio_api = AUD_OPENAL;
+#endif
 #endif
     video_scale = 3;
     retain_aspect = true;