diff --git a/makepanda/makepandacore.py b/makepanda/makepandacore.py
index 9b836eeab1..56fd1fd130 100644
--- a/makepanda/makepandacore.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepandacore.py
@@ -911,8 +911,11 @@ def GetLdCache():
                 lib = lib.split(".so", 1)[0][3:]
                 LD_CACHE.append(lib)
         else:
-            for l in glob.glob("/lib/*.so*") + glob.glob("/usr/lib/*.so*") + glob.glob("/usr/local/lib/*.so*") + glob.glob("/usr/PCBSD/local/lib/*.so*"):
-                lib = os.path.basename(l).split(".so", 1)[0][3:]
+            libs = glob.glob("/lib/*.so*") + glob.glob("/usr/lib/*.so*") + glob.glob("/usr/local/lib/*.so*") + glob.glob("/usr/PCBSD/local/lib/*.so*")
+            if (sys.platform == "darwin"):
+                libs += glob.glob("/lib/*.dylib*") + glob.glob("/usr/lib/*.dylib*") + glob.glob("/usr/local/lib/*.dylib*")
+            for l in libs:
+                lib = os.path.basename(l).split(".so", 1)[0].split(".dylib", 1)[0][3:]
                 LD_CACHE.append(lib)
         # Now check for static libraries - they aren't found by ldconfig.
         for l in glob.glob("/lib/*.a") + glob.glob("/usr/lib/*.a") + glob.glob("/usr/local/lib/*.a") + glob.glob("/usr/PCBSD/local/lib/*.a"):