diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index cf28a6d1d2..76e67f932c 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -808,8 +808,8 @@ def CompileLink(dll, obj, opts):
                 base = os.path.basename(x)
                 if (base[-3:]==".so") and (base[:3]=="lib"):
                     cmd += ' -l' + base[3:-3]
-                elif (base[-2:]==".a") and (base[:3]=="lib"):
-                    cmd += ' -l' + base[3:-2]
+                elif (base[-2:]==".a") and (base[:3]=="lib") and (sys.platform != "darwin"):
+                    cmd += ' -l:lib' + base[3:]
                 else:
                     cmd += ' ' + x
         for (opt, dir) in LIBDIRECTORIES:
diff --git a/makepanda/makepandacore.py b/makepanda/makepandacore.py
index dffe0b9fcf..e130651b16 100644
--- a/makepanda/makepandacore.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepandacore.py
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ def SdkLocatePython():
                 pv = os.readlink("%s/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current" % SDK["MACOSX"])
                 SDK["PYTHON"] = SDK["MACOSX"] + "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Headers"
                 SDK["PYTHONVERSION"] = "python " +pv
-                SDK["PYTHONEXEC"] = SDK["MACOSX"] + "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/python"
+                SDK["PYTHONEXEC"] = "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/python"
             else:
                 exit("Could not find the python framework!")