diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c0364984f7bbe6ef7f8888c02ed0ff8450703531..e617a3bbf60b86ec13a46ba8f01cf0e95f53f2c3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ MOD_SUBDIRS_EMBED_LIBS:=$(MOD_SUBDIRS:%=%-embed-libs)
 
 ifneq ($(findstring darwin,$(OSARCH)),)
   ASTCFLAGS+=-D__Darwin__
-  AUDIO_LIBS=-framework CoreAudio
   SOLINK=-dynamic -bundle -undefined suppress -force_flat_namespace
 else
 # These are used for all but Darwin
@@ -351,7 +350,7 @@ $(MOD_SUBDIRS):
 
 $(OTHER_SUBDIRS):
 	@echo "   [enter SUBDIR $@/]"
-	@ASTCFLAGS="$(OTHER_SUBDIR_CFLAGS) $(ASTCFLAGS)" ASTLDFLAGS="$(ASTLDFLAGS)" AUDIO_LIBS="$(AUDIO_LIBS)" $(MAKE) --no-print-directory --no-builtin-rules -C $@ SUBDIR=$@ all
+	@ASTCFLAGS="$(OTHER_SUBDIR_CFLAGS) $(ASTCFLAGS)" ASTLDFLAGS="$(ASTLDFLAGS)" $(MAKE) --no-print-directory --no-builtin-rules -C $@ SUBDIR=$@ all
 	@echo "   [exit SUBDIR $@/]"
 
 defaults.h: makeopts
diff --git a/utils/Makefile b/utils/Makefile
index 6ea4fc581bf9cdab1d6f732dfe61e6710fd0f128..a1e89b8c94cfbe0f1bf1d488af09f65ff24a70f3 100644
--- a/utils/Makefile
+++ b/utils/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ ifeq ($(OSARCH),OpenBSD)
   UTILS:=$(filter-out muted,$(UTILS))
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(findstring darwin,$(OSARCH)),)
+  AUDIO_LIBS=-framework CoreAudio
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(POPT_LIB),)
   UTILS:=$(filter-out smsq,$(UTILS))
 endif