diff --git a/Makefile.inc.in b/Makefile.inc.in
index d8b3f4a0f..a8c0e0c48 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc.in
+++ b/Makefile.inc.in
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ LIBS                = @LIBS@
 LDFLAGS             = @LDFLAGS@
 INSTALL_FLAGS       = -m 644
 LIB_SHARED_LINK     = -shared -Wl,-soname -Wl,$(LIB_SHARED_FULL)
-LIB_SHARED_LINK_OSX = -dynamiclib -Wl,-undefined -Wl,dynamic_lookup -compatibility_version $(LIB_VERSION) -current_version $(LIB_VERSION) -Wl,-single_module -mmacosx-version-min=10.7 -install_name ${CURDIR}/$(LIB_SHARED_FULL)
+LIB_SHARED_LINK_OSX = -dynamiclib -Wl,-undefined -Wl,dynamic_lookup -compatibility_version $(LIB_VERSION) -current_version $(LIB_VERSION) -Wl,-single_module -mmacosx-version-min=10.8 -install_name ${CURDIR}/$(LIB_SHARED_FULL)
 
 #########
 # STRINGS
diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index d3b6e1500..516ef3c24 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ COMMANDS := all install clean distclean test depclean osx-bundle osx-dmg test-au
 
 # Would be nice to move this somewhere else (Makefile.inc?)
 ifeq (yes, $(BUILD_DARWIN))
-CFLAGS += -mmacosx-version-min=10.7 -gfull
-CXXFLAGS += -mmacosx-version-min=10.7 -gfull
-LDFLAGS += -mmacosx-version-min=10.7 -Wl,-dead_strip -pagezero_size 10000 -image_base 100000000
+CFLAGS += -mmacosx-version-min=10.8 -gfull
+CXXFLAGS += -mmacosx-version-min=10.8 -gfull
+LDFLAGS += -mmacosx-version-min=10.8 -Wl,-dead_strip -pagezero_size 10000 -image_base 100000000
 LIB_SHARED_LINK = $(LIB_SHARED_LINK_OSX)
 endif