diff --git a/bitmask.pro b/bitmask.pro
index 98860e4c88267de8040e46c53c2f75078b2b7a6e..29b13eef8f76df0d59c6b2a6711b55b5163bd928 100644
--- a/bitmask.pro
+++ b/bitmask.pro
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ CONFIG += qt staticlib
 windows:CONFIG += console
 unix:DEBUG:CONFIG += debug
 lessThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 5): error("requires Qt 5")
-QMAKE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.12
+QMAKE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.11
 
 macx {
     LIBS += -framework Security
diff --git a/gui/build.sh b/gui/build.sh
index a6c0a225ff2917548ad2c5db8241a3cc972b7e6f..080b1fe49c4b00f50fca038b2038238c3d0c7cf4 100755
--- a/gui/build.sh
+++ b/gui/build.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ set -e
 set -x
 
 XBUILD=${XBUILD-no}
+OSX_TARGET=10.11
 WIN64="win64"
 GO=`which go`
 
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ function buildGoLib {
     $GO generate ./pkg/config/version/genver/gen.go
     if [ "$PLATFORM" == "Darwin" ]
     then
-        OSX_TARGET=10.12
         GOOS=darwin
 	CC=clang
 	CGO_CFLAGS="-g -O2 -mmacosx-version-min=$OSX_TARGET"