diff --git a/dtool/Config.pp b/dtool/Config.pp
index fda6025f07..a07d368dee 100644
--- a/dtool/Config.pp
+++ b/dtool/Config.pp
@@ -481,6 +481,10 @@
   #defer GL_IPATH
   #defer GL_LPATH
   #define GL_LIBS opengl32.lib glu32.lib
+#elif $[OSX_PLATFORM]
+  #defer GL_IPATH
+  #defer GL_LPATH
+  #defer GL_FRAMEWORK OpenGL
 #else
   #defer GL_IPATH
   #defer GL_LPATH /usr/X11R6/lib
diff --git a/dtool/pptempl/Global.pp b/dtool/pptempl/Global.pp
index 28e0f3ccd5..a1a76b4bd0 100644
--- a/dtool/pptempl/Global.pp
+++ b/dtool/pptempl/Global.pp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
   #define gl_lpath $[wildcard $[GL_LPATH]]
   #define gl_cflags $[GL_CFLAGS]
   #define gl_libs $[GL_LIBS]
+  #define gl_framework $[GL_FRAMEWORK]
 #endif
 
 #if $[HAVE_MESA]