diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 88a608e52..6f1e43ce2 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
             else
                 linux.build(b, target.result, lib, build_config_h),
             .windows => windows.build(b, target.result, lib, build_config_h),
-            .macos => macos.build(b, target.result, lib, build_config_h),
+            .macos => macos.build(b, target.result, lib, build_config_h, system_paths),
             .ios => ios.build(b, target.result, lib, build_config_h, system_paths),
             else => @panic("target has no default config"),
         }
diff --git a/src/macos.zig b/src/macos.zig
index fc082978c..b414fb57d 100644
--- a/src/macos.zig
+++ b/src/macos.zig
@@ -5,16 +5,15 @@ const root = @import("../build.zig");
 const Subsystems = root.Subsystems;
 const AllDrivers = root.Drivers;
 
-pub fn build(
-    b: *std.Build,
-    target: std.Target,
-    lib: *std.Build.Step.Compile,
-    build_config_h: *std.Build.Step.ConfigHeader,
-) void {
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build, target: std.Target, lib: *std.Build.Step.Compile, build_config_h: *std.Build.Step.ConfigHeader, paths: root.SystemPaths) void {
     _ = target;
 
     const upstream = b.dependency("sdl", .{});
 
+    if (paths.include) |p| lib.root_module.addSystemIncludePath(p);
+    if (paths.framework) |p| lib.root_module.addSystemFrameworkPath(p);
+    if (paths.library) |p| lib.root_module.addLibraryPath(p);
+
     // Link with the platform specific system frameworks
     lib.root_module.linkFramework("Cocoa", .{});
     lib.root_module.linkFramework("IOKit", .{});