diff --git a/Mac/Makefile.in b/Mac/Makefile.in
index afb06cc02f6..5c18209b151 100644
--- a/Mac/Makefile.in
+++ b/Mac/Makefile.in
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ PYTHONFRAMEWORK=@PYTHONFRAMEWORK@
 PYTHONFRAMEWORKIDENTIFIER=@PYTHONFRAMEWORKIDENTIFIER@
 LIPO_32BIT_FLAGS=@LIPO_32BIT_FLAGS@
 CC=@CC@
-
+MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=@CONFIGURE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET@
+export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET
 
 # These are normally glimpsed from the previous set
 bindir=$(prefix)/bin
diff --git a/Mac/PythonLauncher/Makefile.in b/Mac/PythonLauncher/Makefile.in
index d61e1aa59fb..2551d230f23 100644
--- a/Mac/PythonLauncher/Makefile.in
+++ b/Mac/PythonLauncher/Makefile.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ CC=@CC@
 LD=@CC@
 BASECFLAGS=@BASECFLAGS@
 OPT=@OPT@
-CFLAGS=$(BASECFLAGS) $(OPT)
+CFLAGS=@CFLAGS@ $(BASECFLAGS) $(OPT)
 LDFLAGS=@LDFLAGS@
 srcdir=         @srcdir@
 VERSION=	@VERSION@